● Two Saw Tills
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or a few years I had a couple of saws that I stored in a small saw till or cabinet. I like the term – saw till. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Category: Projects
● Finishing the Bowl
Carving a bowl – The Finish
The push toward finishing the bowl or any project is influenced by many factors. This one started with a fortunate find – a … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Dipping into the Bowl
Carving a bowl – The Adze
Optimally, carving a bowl requires green wood. The tender wood is still moist enough to yield to sharp tools like axes, adzes, and … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● The Beginning of a Bowl
Carving a bowl – The Axe
BOWL: a round container that is open at the top and deep enough to hold water, food, bread, towels, or anything used in daily life … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Dedication
Waiting for an idea, a symbol, or a sign requires patience and preparation. You have to be ready to receive that molecule of awareness. How do you do … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Altar-Frame
First thing, the Baule door needs a frame. Compared to the width of the cabinet opening, it is much smaller in size. It needs to be built up.
I’ve … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Healing
Could a healing be taking place while my shop altar remains a work in progress? It took a while to get here. The primary joinery – the dovetails – … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Altar Growth: Joining Together
Growth. That’s what I want. And practice. And doing. Oh yes… and actual experience. All of these lead to the “G” word or growth. How could it not?
● Altar-Building
The altar build is slowly showing signs of life. In the last post, Altar Joinery: Making Connections, I delved into a little history about two great empires from … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar Joinery: Making Connections
Initially, I thought that dovetails or any joinery applied to an African door would be an oxymoron. Would they look way out of line for my shop altar? That … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Origins
What happens today creates tomorrow
I believe that the act of making a personal altar is meditation. That act can be most meaningful when the project is put together … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Container Garden Planter
A Tale of the city
Every spring I think about having a container garden. Living in an urban setting has its limitations. If there is no yard, what do … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞