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Making Chopsticks in Taipei with the New Chopstick Master™ from Bridge City...
Dear Drivel Starved Nation- Several weeks ago, over the Forth of July holiday, I traveled to Taipei to unveil the second generation of the Chopstick Master™. If you have never been to Taipei in July,...
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What’s New at Bridge City Tool Works and Other News…
Drivel Starved Nation: This Thursday, I will host the final design review for the Chopstick Master—the production prototype is being hand delivered to Portland this week. Never in my life did I ever...
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Making Chopsticks the Bridge City Way… September 9th is the Day!
Drivel Starved Nation; Sunday I leave for China, my third visit in the last six months. I must say, the experiences and friendships I have accumulated are lasting and incredibly rewarding. This may...
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The Chopstick Olympics and Other Cool News…
Drivel Starved Nation! I am back from my third trip to Asia in the last six months and this was the best trip yet — I have lots of news to share. I stopped by the factory producing the Chopstick...
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Something Groovy from Bridge City Tool Works…
Dear Drivel Starved Nation; I have some really cool news regarding the Chopstick Master but I am going to save it until next week because it might get cooler… I think the HP-10 Foxtail Convertible...
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Chopstick Master from Bridge City Wins Major Award in China…
Drivel Starved Nation- I created this blog as a space where I can act like an idiot, insult our customers, shamelessly plug new product ideas, embarrass my grown children, create mayhem for the staff...
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Rain, The Holidays, and My Ineptitude…
Dear Drivel Starved Nation; Two weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night bothered by a couple of design decisions I made. This is not unusual, but it is rare when it happens AFTER we have...
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A Treasure Trove of Bridge City Tools Headed for Auction…
Drivel Starved Nation! A long, long time ago, in a woodshop far away, I started Bridge City Tool Works. 1983 to be exact. In 1984, I attended our first trade show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and...
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The Best Deal from Bridge City Tool Works in 33 Years!
Drivel Starved Nation, As always, you are the first to learn what is happening behind the scenes here at BCTW via this Totally Awesome and Worthless Blog! I have great news to share regarding our...
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Maybe the Rarest TS-2 Try Square?
Drivel Starved Nation; Someday I am really going to have to do a thorough search of all the stuff tucked away around here. Yesterday I found something that really gave me pause for thought… Residing at...
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New Accessories and Ideas for the Chopstick Master™
Drivel Starved Nation- Today we have some cool things to share. A while back, I shared how the grids for my sculpture “Fog of War” were made and you can see the pics here. It is much harder to do...
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Bridge City Tool Works: Commemorative Tool #19 Sneak Peek…
Drivel Starved Nation; Over the past three months, I have been working on Commemorative Tool #19. For those of you new to this Totally Awesome and Worthless Blog, we make one tool each year (well...
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New Tool from Bridge City Tool Works…
Drivel Starved Nation; Today I offer you some drivel with some “fresh off the bone” meat — we have a new tool! Please meet the BP-18v2 Bevel Protractor, it’s really swell Wally! And different too....
View ArticleAnnouncing An Epic Bridge City Tool Works Field Trip!
Drivel Starved Nation! I got so fed up with the voluminous holiday email blasts in December, we spared you and kept our antsy fingers off our keyboards until today. How cool is that? First, the...
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Drivel Starved Nation- It looks like the BCTW field trip to China is resonating with the DSN. I will post complete details next week regarding the itinerary. I also think we may limit this to 30 or so...
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Epic Bridge City Tool Works Field Trip to China: Details Emerge…
Drivel Starved Nation! I am thrilled to share that we have been receiving early interest in the Shanghai/Nanjing field trip this fall. Here are the crucial dates you need to know to make a decision:...
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When the Chopstick Master Inspires those who Inspire Us…
Drivel Starved Nation- One of the cool aspects of teaching at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking are the fellow instructors you get to meet. One year, years ago, my classroom was directly across the...
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New HP-10 Profiles Uncovered…
Drivel Starved Nation; Geez, do I have a bunch of stuff to report! But it will have to wait. Meanwhile, here are a couple of updates; 1) I have all the details for our excellent field trip to China...
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Weekend Projects Using the New V Groove Kit for the HP-10 Plane…
Dear Drivel Starved Nation; If there is one thing that drives me crazy about being in the woodworking business are customers who are reluctant to acknowledge the potential of new ideas. I will never...
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New Scraper Plane from Bridge City Tool Works…
Drivel Starved Nation; We are pleased to add the HP-14 Scraper Plane to our plane family. Full details will be announced next week, but I wanted to share this image – this is a cool tool! Pictured...
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