A few weeks ago I had an advanced dovetailing class in the shop. One of the students brought along some wood he thought would seriously challenge my abilities. Read more »
A little dovetailing
A tool cabinet for all
It’s here! It’s here!
Yep, that’s right. The third episode of my new weekly show goes live tonight at 8pm. This week, I’m starting a really cool tool cabinet. Check out the little trailer I made for this week’s episode.
And, for you Parings subscribers, we’ve got some really great stuff lined up and coming your way soon.
No BS Woodworking
Okay, I know I haven’t posted in quite some time and this isn’t the post I promised. Sure, it’s a bit self-serving but it is my blog after all. Read more »
The rule is the joint
Having Matt Bickford teaching here in my shop last week, and hosting a meeting for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, got me to thinking a lot about making things with molding planes.
Mr. Hogarth comes to town.
As I make the shift from primarily making pieces for people to mentoring woodworkers I find myself examining subjects from a whole new perspective. I’d like to take some time to talk to you today about a subject that is near and dear to me heart.
Pins rule?
Some time back Glen Huey, Senior Editor for Popular Woodworking Magazine, reviewed some current DVDs about dovetailing (mine included) in a few different blog posts. In these various posts, Glen made it clear he thought “pins rule”. I’m here to show you that while pins rule, tails aren’t bad either. Read more »
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 things to buying things, it’s good to know there are some folks out there trying to make things the best they can.
Patina: It’s just not for antiques anymore
There are two types of people in this world: those that like their new furniture looking new now and forever and those who want that “settled” look. Read more »
The Bookstand: William & Mary Style 2
This week’s entry should wrap up the additional construction photos on the William & Mary bookstand from the November Arts and Mysteries column in Popular Woodworking Magazine. Read more »
The bookstand: William & Mary style
In the November 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine I’ve written an article on making a William & Mary bookstand. The greatest thing about this bookstand, besides being a very cool early design, is that it is a simple project that is a joinery tour de force. Read more »
Time to finish
Earlier this week subscribers to Popular Woodworking Magazine were mailed their November 2010 issues (you may not have even received it yet). In the issue, you’ll find an article I wrote for the Arts and Mysteries column. The subject of the column is how to make the bookstand pictured at the head of this post. Read more »
All things Woodworking in America
Well, Popular Woodworking Magazine’s Woodworking in America Conference for 2010 has come and gone but what a long strange trip it’s been. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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 knew exactly which clock I wanted the class to make. Read more »
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 Springsteen all that much anyway).
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 2011 class schedule for the Acanthus Workshop got me thinking even more about the projects I’ve always wanted to tackle.
Inlay Adventure
As I work my way into the world of video I discover many things. The lesson learned from creating this blog entry is; don’t try to interview someone with a really cool new hand tool at The Woodworking Show in Reading, PA when their booth is fifty feet from the Woodmiser booth. Read more »
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… Read more »