● Sanctuary is Not a Beach
On occasion, I retreat to my workshop to get away from the problems of the world. I can’t. It’s hard to displace worry and fear from my mind. Why? … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● It’s Never Too Late to Open a Door
Thinking about my life, I have done and learned many things.
Pun alert: there are a few puns in this post. Yes, they are intended but most of the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Song of the Shop Jacket
What I wear in the wood shop is influenced by the activities I have planned. A simple thing like a shop jacket or chore coat can set the tone.… 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Best Bench Player: The Grinder
Old bench grinders don’t have a lot of fans for a few reasons. They were a staple in many workshops until the efficient “look ma, no hand crank” electric … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Roubo and Me – Part 3
In this final instalment on my journey in the land of Roubo, you will see how I solved 99% of my workholding problems.
I finished my bench in Roubo … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Roubo and Me – Part 2
In the last post, Roubo and Me – part 1, I was working on a workbench based on Roubo’s plate 11 drawings. Did it come to fruition?
Yes,
… 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞● Roubo and Me – Part 1
Years before I had a woodworking bench, I used a work table made of a hinged, folded sheet of 3/4″ plywood on two shop made sawhorses. This was the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Kwanzaa and the End of a Decade
In light of the extraordinary times you, I, and the world are experiencing, I am offering, with gratitude today, this post which I wrote at the end of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Cultural Heritage Repossessed
Most scholars of history, no matter who or what they claim as their cultural heritage, trust.
They trust facts validated by experts in their respective fields. Doubt and uncertainty … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Prince of a Frame Saw
A frustrating practice in the shop is “whittling” down a thicker piece of wood to get a thin panel of wood or veneer. It takes a lot of work … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Back in the Wood Shop – part 1
This is my recollection of how I settled in after I got back to the wood shop – part 1. Rarely does an interruption in my general routine take … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Finding My Club
Acting on the desire to start a blog, let alone about woodworking, is a dilemma itself. You hear that you should establish a club or start a blog to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞