Category Archives: General information

Here you will find information about me, the shop, the school and anything else that interests me that doesn’t fit into one of the other categories.

Greetings from the road

The show season is in full swing. Last weekend was the show in Baltimore, Maryland and this weekend I’m in Columbus, Ohio.

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The Woodworking Shows 2010

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.

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A long time coming

Having spent quite some time working on a new website for the cabinet shop, the time has come to begin rolling it out. 

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The Norm of woodworking

 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.

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WIA – A behind the scenes account

  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 … Continue reading

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Episode IIIV: The Huey Strikes Back

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 … Continue reading

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Yes Mr. Schwarz, there are handtools in Hueyland

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 … Continue reading

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Six and a half weeks (give or take six weeks)

Just an update on what’s been happening around here in the last month and a half…or so. This is, after all, a woodworker’s journal. So, I guess I ought to be occasionally filling the world in on what I’ve been … Continue reading

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Classy woodworking

The best thing about having classes in my shop is the people I get to know. Most are fairly intelligent, witty, naturally curious and creative. Sounds like most woodworkers you know, doesn’t it?

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The end is near!

Just a reminder that the Wood Talk Online contest is coming to an end very soon.

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