Read the complete The Art of Woodworking here:
June 2011 – Our first issue
July 2011 - Hand Planes, a Revelation!
August 2011 – Cherry Poppin’ Goodness
September 2011 – Unlike Zeno and his Paradox
December 2011 – BOX’d for the Holidays
January 2012 – The Woodworking Nature
March 2012 – The Finish Begins
May 2012 – The Northwest Woodworking Studio, home of Mastery
Last week our second year Distance group and our first year Local Mastery students combined for a field trip. We had the opportunity to visit the amazing Mark Azevedo down on the Kenagy Farm in Albany. This is such a treat for everyone and has been for years ever [...] Continue Reading…
The Design Dance is one that always begins simply. You sit down with yourself and start. You politely inquire if your Right Brain is available to go out and play. It is of course sitting there like a Chocolate Lab with a ball in its mouth and very little [...] Continue Reading…
This letter was sent to me by an old friend.
Hi, Gary!
May I give you a story, as promised?
The story is told that if you were a young person in medieval France embarking on a spiritual quest, if you were fortunate you might meet up with someone older, perhaps a [...] Continue Reading…
This question comes from a former student.
If a someone asks to borrow a prized chisel how would you politely decline the request? Paul F
My reply: There are several options.
Go Shakespearean:
What, you egg! Shag haired villain of treachery! [and then with a smile] Begone or I shall have to smite [...] Continue Reading…
Stick with this fact: your bench is the center of the universe. When a client calls and asks, why won’t the door shut after we moved the piece? Or why do we need the shim under that cabinet leg? Or how come the drawer sticks? Your reply is always [...] Continue Reading…
