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Yesterday, Linda Watts (our designer extraordinaire) and I approved the printer’s proofs for the October 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. That means, because of the wacky way [...]

JUST FOR FUN. 2X2 OFF CUT OF PINE..AN HOUR OF FUN MAKING IT. HUNDREDS OF HOURS SOLVING IT.!!!!!!!!!! A POCKET PUZZLE.

The 2011 AWFS Fair is underway in Las Vegas (the big show ends Saturday, July 23) and I’ve picked through the aisles looking for innovative new products. I’ve found several,...

When I teach a class on sawing and making a sawbench, it is usually a one- or two-day event. One of the nice things about teaching at The Woodwright’s School...

Winners in the seventh annual Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge have been announced. This is the second time around for me to serve as a judge in this contest, and it...

Amanda is one of my summer program veteran students. During her first year at Belmont Hill she built a great looking clock. On her second year she made a beautiful...

Early this morning, I dove into my tool chest to pull the stuff I’ll need next week at The Woodwright’s School for a 17th-century joint stool class with Peter Follansbee....

I SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE THINKING MY WAY.THIS IS MADE BY A PERSON WHO SAW MY WORK.. AND HE IS ONLY A  WEEKEND HANDY MAN…. AS I SAY THESE PIECES...

This is my third time teaching at Roy Underhill’s school in Pittsboro, N.C. And I can definitely feel the rhythm of the school, the community and the man sinking into...

One of the secrets of working effectively in SketchUp is keeping control of all the bits and pieces in your model. The more they look (and act) like individual hunks...

Nope! Disney hasn’t entered the world of toolmaking. This isn’t about an amusement ride, either. The Mouseplane is a new woodworking tool introduce by Power Adhesives, a United [...]

MADE USING SCAFFOLD BOARDS AND PALLETS.WITH A FEW NUTS AND BOLTS.,LIGHTLY STAINED OAK WITH LINSEED OIL FOR PROTECTION IN ALL WEATHERS… AS YOU CAN SEE RUBBISH PALLETS/SCAFFOLD [...]