Shaker step stool part 4: Design
I believe that personalizing a project is imperative for engaging a student in a particular subject and that teachers should make every effort to do so. In the case of the Shaker [...]
Shaker step stool part 3: Grooves and Dados
As we finished cutting all the parts to their designated dimensions, we set up the table saw with the dado blades. I explained to my students that our aim is to...
Shaker step stool part 2: Measure, cut, glue
In my first posting on the Intro to Woodworking class, I showed a drawing of the students' project. In this entry I will show some pictures from the classroom and will provide...
Shaker step stool: a project for the new comers into woodworking
I teach woodworking and design at a remarkable place in Brooklyn, New York. We have around 18 classes just in the woodworking department; we have tons of other classes in the rest...
What’s new in the world of premium planes part 2: the Made in India group
What's new in the world of premium planes – part 2: the Made in India group Groz and Anant are two of the brand names we recognize as planes made...
What’s new in the world of premium planes part 1: the Made in China group
What’s new in the world of premium planes – part 1: the Made in China group For a few years now, companies in the US, India, and China have been...
Emily’s clock
As we get closer to winter here in New York, I thought that it was about time to wrap up showing the summer projects that my woodworking students in Belmont...
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee – part 3: Segment work.
Aviad Misha'ali was perhaps the most innovative wood artist who displayed pieces at the woodworking extravaganza. Aviad glues together small pieces of wood [...]
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee – part 2
In my second blog entry on the Israeli Woodworking event I will show some great woodworking by talanted artists. In first two pictures you can see my friend Ron giving...
Witchcraft in Toronto: Making a Magic Wand for Halloween
I am currently in Toronto visiting friends. My friends’ daughters are beyond excited to go trick or treating on Monday. Their witch costumes are spectacular. But I noticed that there was [...]
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee – part 1
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee took place last week in Kibbutz Tuval near the Israeli Lebanese border. A few dozen Israeli hobbyist woodworkers [...]
The best of our woodworking heritage is now in a show in NYC
Last week I went to see a fascinating show which opened recently at the Museum of Art and Design in Manhattan. Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and [...]
