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Keeping the dream alive
There once was a dream called America. A land of opportunity where anyone could work hard and be successful. In these days of government regulation, selling off everything we own to foreign powers, a changing work ethic and a shift from making … Continue reading
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Tagged Ball & Ball, dovetail, hand tools, hardware, lie-nielsen, planes
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More woodworking bucket list
The whole reason for this series of posts to exists revolves around one single concept: no matter how accomplished you are, there’s always something you consider out of reach.
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Tagged Blacker House, bucket list, John Cadwalader, Marc Spagnuolo, The Wood Whisperer
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Mr. Jefferson’s time is at an end
In my post last week I showed some of the progress photos from the class I taught at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking.
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Tagged CVSW, grandfather clock, Monticello, tall case clock
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The woodworking bucket list part 2
Keeping with the Popular Woodworking connection on this topic, I have the bucket list selection of yet another editor for the magazine.
A little Monticello in Connecticut?
Sometimes you find a project that just calls out to you. When Bob Van Dyke of the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking asked if I’d be willing to travel to his school and teach a tall case clock class, I … Continue reading
The gem of Freehold, NJ
At this point I know someone is out there thinking this is going to be a post about Bruce Springsteen but you’d be wrong. Believe it or not, there’s something else in Freehold that deserves National attention (I never really liked … Continue reading
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Tagged Monmouth County Historical Association, museums, period furniture
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The woodworking bucket list
Every time I do a show or event, someone asks me what I like to make the most or if there’s something I’ve always wanted to make but haven’t. Having spent the last few weeks working on ideas for the … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket list, Glen D. Huey, Popular Woodworking magazine, woodworking
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Further greetings from the road
The last few weeks has seen me doing shows in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. And oh what a long strange trip it’s been…
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At last!
It’s been a long time coming. There’s been lots of blood, sweat and tears shed but it’s finally here. What is it you ask?
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Tagged dovetail, dovetailing, DVD, video, woodworking skills
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