Greetings from the road
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Chuck Bender
The show season is in full swing. Last weekend was the show in Baltimore, Maryland and this weekend I’m in Columbus, Ohio. [Read more →]
The Woodworking Shows 2010
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Chuck Bender
Now that the holiday season has come to a close with all it’s hectic furniture production, I thought I’d get a chance to relax a bit and take a break…yeah, right.
A long time coming
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by Chuck Bender
Having spent quite some time working on a new website for the cabinet shop, the time has come to begin rolling it out. [Read more →]
Stringing and things
Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Chuck Bender
Did you ever have one of those weeks? You know, where you try to do something simple and it quickly becomes rather complex. That’s where I’ve been for the last ten days. Fortunately, I think I’m back on the path. [Read more →]
De-Mystifying Secret Drawers: part 2
Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Chuck Bender
For the second secret, I’m heading to a furniture form ripe with possibilities for hidden compartments: the fall front desk. This one’s a simple, down and dirty secret drawer.
It’s a Secret, part II
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Chuck Bender
With the recent publication of my article entitled “It’s a Secret” in Popular Woodworking Magazine (click here to read the article online), I’ve gotten lots of comments and questions about secret drawers.
The Norm of woodworking
Posted on October 31st, 2009 by Chuck Bender
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Norm Abram shutting down The New Yankee Workshop. All this hoopla really got me to thinking about woodworking in general.
WIA – A behind the scenes account
Posted on October 14th, 2009 by Chuck Bender
Last weekend’s Woodworking in America Conference was a great time. The bloggers are all over the various moments they encountered. I wanted to give you a bit of the view from the other side of the coin as well as give you the step by step instructions on how to make the stringing tools I made for the event.
I was a bit busy to be taking pictures but I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on the preparations I made for the event. I also wanted to give you some idea of my thoughts on all the presenters that I met. [Read more →]
Episode IIIV: The Huey Strikes Back
Posted on July 8th, 2009 by Chuck Bender
Our tale begins in a workshop far across my driveway. The first day of the class under their belts, this class of stellar students seeks to fully understand the ways of The Schwarz. In a vain effort to achieve complete oneness with the work, they draw their Shinto rasps and prepare for battle.
Yes Mr. Schwarz, there are handtools in Hueyland
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Chuck Bender
This week is one I’ve long awaited. It’s the first time I’ve had my longtime friend, Glen Huey, in the shop. We’ve known one another for the better part of two decades but, until recently, neither of us had been in the other’s shop.
