This week, Christopher is in Berea, Ky., at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking where he’s teaching a class in building a French bench (you can read about and watch videos of his [...]
AFTER SEEING MY ARROW THROUGH VARIOUS SOLID ITEMS.THIS YOUNG MAN HAD A DREAM HE COULD DO IT.? THIS IS HIS VERSION!!! JEWSONS BUILDING MERCHANTS IN LOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE [...]
The problem with Wednesdays at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking is that Kelly and Teri are a bit too nice to the students and instructors. That’s the evening when the Mehlers shut down the [...]
I usually keep a log that records all the time I work on a project in the shop. But few people believe me when I say that I spend about 40 hours building an ancient workbench. Their disbelief is [...]
This year as we swing into high gear for all things Woodworking in America (WIA), you’ll see a new name on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more – Shannon Rogers has graciously agreed to be the [...]
If you’re a student of furniture, furniture scholar, woodworker or just looking for another creative outlet, it’s a good thing that you stopped by to read this post. Popular Woodworking Magazine [...]
On May 9th, Bob Lang and I headed south to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for a quick visit to the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) and Old Salem. The purpose for our trip was to [...]
Mike's interest in birds of prey led him to think about how can he carve one, releasing its energy and grandeur out of a block of wood. He chose the Bald Eagle as a test case and studied this [...]
When you look at old workbenches, it’s clear that pre-Industrial craftsmen lavished untold attention on their benches. They would use only the best materials. So the early bench was typically [...]
