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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