Jennie’s clock

By now you all figured out that clocks are a hit among my young students and, from my experience, most clocks builders are girls. Perhaps the thing that makes a clock unique among the various [...]

DICES

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A HANDFULL OF DICES???? EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW.????…

‘Annie Oakley’ Comes to Town

Two months ago, I wrote about two new saws from Bad Axe Tool Works – a 10″ dovetail saw and a 12″ dovetail/small tenon saw. I joked that that I was going to rename the “Doc [...]

Ripping Thin Stuff Safely

One of the issues of using a table saw safely is that many of the things intended to keep us safe don’t work well when you really need them. Ripping thin pieces on the table saw is a good [...]

YEW YEW YEW

THE YEW TABLE. THIS IS A PIECE FROM A TIMBER MILL. MADE INTO A TABLE. YEW IS THE TIMBER OF ALL TIMBERS. IF WORKED RIGHT YOU CAN MAKE AMAZING FURNITURE THAT WILL LAST DECADES. THIS TIMBER IS NOT [...]

Alexi’s studies part 2

Alexi's fourth baluster was, to my taste, the best one. He decided to carve an oval foot and then spiral it up with a bead. Once he finished working on all four feet, he continue to created [...]

Easy Curvaceous Edge Joints

Last winter, I was puzzling out a way to make edge joints that are just the opposite of what we normally want – perfectly straight. I wanted free-flowing curves and I wanted to join contrasting [...]

Alexi’s studies part 1

How do we teach design to a young student? Should we show him past "specimens" of good woodworking or furniture design, then use that new-found knowledge to inspire the student's [...]

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