Tobias Mensah
After years locating stranded cars with a winch truck and a fault code that never matched the weather, Tobias Mensah gave up roadside assistance in his fifties for the argument over whether a dovetail had earned its reputation. At fifty-six, he now abandons sleep whenever a cabinetmaker claims a joint is stronger than its load requires, because the piece is usually still clamped on the bench.
Articles by Tobias Mensah
Man Builds $4,000 Workbench to Support $200 Worth of Tools He Never Uses
The Roubo-style bench took 14 months to complete and has since been used primarily as a surface for stacking unopened packages from Lee Valley.
Woodworker's 'Rustic Farmhouse Table' Accidentally Becomes Fine Furniture
What started as a distressed pine trestle table with intentional imperfections has, through obsessive refinement, become a museum-quality piece that no longer matches the client's decor.
Study Finds 94% of Woodworkers Own a Router They Are Afraid to Use
The screaming, spinning tool of terror sits unused in workshops across America, researchers find, often hidden behind quieter, less violent tools.