The Chopstick Master from Bridge City; Production Prototype Images

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernard Shaw

Dear Drivel Starved Nation;

The first production prototype came in last Thursday and I thought I would share with you a sneak peek. As mentioned, this item will be made completely in China and I think you will be thrilled with the quality.

Before we move on to the pictures, I want to thank all who commented on the logo – all my teachers in my life and my deceased parents would be pleased to learn that I do indeed listen.

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New Block Plane from Bridge City with Depth Skids

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." — Alan Watts

Drivel Starved Nation;

I think I am getting older than I want to admit.

Several posts back I commented that we would never introduce a plane without depth skids unless it makes no sense. And what happened? Yesterday I did just the opposite. OOPS.

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New Block Plane from Bridge City – It’s a Wild One!

"Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course."— Lemony Snicket

Drivel Starved Nation!

Whenever I disappear from this totally awesome and worthless blog it usually means one of two things, either I am in trouble with my parole officer or I am busy with the muse – you do the math… Continue reading →

All New CS6v2 Combination Square from Bridge City Tool Works

"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." — Swami Sivananda

Drivel Starved Nation;

I have been busy, so busy in fact I just remembered that the Drivel Starved Nation needs food  more drivel so here ya go…

On the top of our request list is the CS-12v2 Combination Square and I am pleased to announce that we will open pre-orders in the next week or so. That said, I always wanted to make the 6″ version, so we will piggy back the 6″ and the 12″ runs and make both a brass and stainless steel versions of the 6″ combination square.

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