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This week I think ten people asked how much my oak clocks cost. I think that eight would have bought one for £120 each. Four people asked how much the chairs cost and I think two people would have bought one, two or a set of six. People ask these

I know from the responses that what I say about becoming a lifestyle woodworker touches a few nerves for whatever reason. I think I most likely understand this more than most. I suppose the word reason is indeed a choice word here because it’s used to somehow justify not

Sharing your work with people looking for hand work Finding customers that support craftwork like mine is essentially your primary work once you've made your pieces and established a portfolio. Your customers are not someone you barter with as such, or haggle over the price of your work,

Here is a method for making square pegs for draw-bore mortise and tenon joints. This video takes you step by step through a simple process to make square ends to round pegs by hand. We used this method for the online broadcast series for making the trestle dining table a

How do you explain closure when it’s just the start. Today, for the five-thousandth time, I was absorbed in the wonderment completion alone brings me and I then I got to sit and rest from my work on what I made from a small portion of an oak tree.