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I've been turning door knobs for cabinets on and off for forty-five years to date. That's what I did yesterday and a little over the weekend. It's a useful skill for a furniture maker of course, so I learned fairly early on in my

I go to bed at night thinking about a wide range of things. Most of us do, I think. I usually read  before then, and by the time my head hits the pillow I'm usually asleep. When I wake the sun is just rising and I get up.

Do It Yourself was a 1960s movement that resulted in DIY shops abounding on Britain high streets and back streets to provide small quantities and tools for the weekend warrior. It was very much a man thing, of that there is no doubt and though there have been some changes,

The shavings climb higher beneath my feet and joints emerge from squared off ends. Some elements are conventional looking and then they are not conventionally made even though the outcome is proven technology. Some things do reflect sheer brilliance in the concepts of the designs that came from hundreds of

I like cleaning and sweeping up. Always have. I like to stop and put away. Organise my workflow, my tools, my wood and such. It's nice. I do this according to the progress and stages of a project. The carcass gets made, I clean and clear. Then I

It may just be a prototype bathroom cabinet to others, to me it is therapy by design! Therapy comes to us in many ways. I walk the river path every morning. Ducks and waterfowl of every type are just inside the reeds and roach 10" plus long nose upstream

In saw sharpening, generally anyway, two file strokes per gullet will deliver a better cutting tip if you understand what you are doing and the reason behind why your are doing it. Until I began teaching others about my daily working, subtle nuances I generally took for granted remained hidden