Handyman. Engineer. Storyteller.
For over sixty years, I've been building things with my own two hands in Slingerlands, New York. This is my corner of the galaxy.
My First Workbench — The story of how I learned to build something that would last.
Read the full story →The Prevention Ledger — A craftsman's guide to avoiding mistakes before they happen. Learn the old ways of measuring, checking, and planning.
Read the Prevention Ledger →The Perfect Dovetail Joint — Learn the art of the perfect dovetail. Every measurement, every cut, every joint tested. This is how my grandfather taught me, and this is how I teach you.
Learn the Perfect Dovetail →Iron and Oak — The tools my grandfather taught me to respect. The hand plane, the calipers, the chisel box. Not relics. Promises.
Enter the Tool Room →The Grandfather Workbench — Built 1924. Still true. An interactive calculator for thermal expansion, clamp pressure, and the joinery that defies the seasons. Specifications from the original bench, verified by my own calipers.
Enter the Workbench Archive →Coming Soon — I'm working on documenting every joint I've ever cut, every lesson I've learned, and every story worth passing on.
Every craft has its story. Every story has its craft.
Austin Danos
Slingerlands, New York