You know you’re a woodworker when…

Took my wife to the city for her birthday earlier this week. Spent the day in the art museum. Easy to be overwhelmed in the presence of such great works of art. Got to see a couple Vermeers which [...]

Fine Art in PWW magazine

I’m reading the latest issue of PWW and enjoying the discussions of fine art therein. George Walker’s column is overtly artistic. I think this is another great move by The Schwarz. We [...]

Just…shelves

Every now and then, I get a board or two.     No real project for just a single board.     I usuallyjust make a shelf , fancy or not, depending on both the [...]

Falling Off the Wagon in Style

Those of you who follow my personal woodworking blog know that I have been selling off a lot of my excess tools and upgrading my shop at home. Since August, I’ve sold more than 100 tools [...]

Peter Follansbee Under Glass

If you have been following Peter Follansbee’s blog then you know that he has been working on an interesting commission for the Museum of Fine Arts Boston brand new “Art of the [...]

Tablesaw needed a fence?

I had a small. portable 10" tablesaw. like you might see at a job-site.     During one of several moves from place to place, it's "stock" fence was [...]

More of that old pine

I had some of that old floor board pine left over, plus some 2×6 stock from a beam.    Neighbor wanted a bench for his porch.   Hmm..    Happened to [...]

Do You Sharpen Too Much?

When I teach people to sharpen I notice a bad habit that many of them have: They think that rubbing the tool against a stone is sharpening. The more they rub, the sharper it gets, no? Well, no. I [...]

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