The Deluxe Roubo

I always liked the look of my yellow pine Roubo-style workbench. That is, until last week. That’s when I got a look at Jameel Abraham‘s version of a Roubo workbench...

Teaching at Marc Adams

I’ve taught woodworking classes many places. I’ve taught weekend classes at Woodcraft stores and seminars at WoodWorks shows. I’ve demonstrated at woodworking clubs and taught [...]

A Visit to Wenzloff & Sons Sawmakers

It’s funny how the most exquisite things in life come from the simplest surroundings. It’s Thursday night in a small scratch of a town called Cornelius about 40 miles out...

History, Archeology, and Interpreting

I’ve been offering my sense of the changing world of reproduction furniture making for a few years now. I won’t repeat it here accept to say yesterday’s reproductions probably [...]

Interpreting Historic Crafts

As many of you know, I demonstrate early woodwork at Pennsbury Manor. We were visited a few weeks ago by a reporter from a local newspaper who wanted to see...