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In modern times we might refer to our self-employment as freelancing. It sounds better and seems to settle the matter for those we're telling the outcome of our recently completed degree years to. Of course in certain spheres large companies force you to become 'independent contractors'

There is work for which one charges a fair price and then there is work for which you can add a design fee. Don't forget such things. A fair price would not be a good guide for me if I spent several weeks developing an idea to make

I received four books for review this week. They got bogged down in the post and should have arrived 6 weeks ago. Glancing at the covers of a couple I can see the content will not be for fine furniture as such but more, alternative pieces using wood that'

Today I was fully in the saddle to almost close out the baby cot project I've been working on. It went particularly well and the end result will indeed be the sturdiest take apart, knock-down, almost flat pack cot in existence. The fasteners facilitate taking a large rectangle

The internet opened many doors for communication. It's hard to believe that YouTube is only 13 years old! You can learn more about woodwork and its counterfeits than ever in the history of woodworking just on YouTube alone. The problem we small guys face is that, as the

I'm sitting in the cafe thinking about all of the people I have nudged along this road I call real woodworking. They have come and gone and I expected them to eventually leave to do their own thing. Men do that. Go their own way, strike out, set