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The Texas Show starts today Texans have always been great fanatics of woodworking and whenever I come to Texas I always feel quite at home because of Texas hospitality. An out-of-print book put out by the University of Texas called Early Texas Furniture inspired many Texans to reproduce early Texas

Many of you ask about the sharpening plate holder I use for housing and securing my three EZE-Lap diamond sharpening plates so here are the details.  Making one is simple and you have the choice of using the tablesaw, chisel and hand router or using knife walls, chisel and the

Greetings.   I greatly enjoyed your video about making a workbench in the back yard.  Lots of great info. Questions: 1. you made the top out of spruce, and the legs out of pine, is that correct?   2. I understand laminating the top, by why laminate 2X4's instead of

Today is the last day at The Woodworking Shows show here in Columbus, OH. Most days of my time here we have had snow, but not too much at all, just light flurries. It’s a little strange watching the American meteorology presenters on the news because of their quite

Easing into the first day of each of the shows usually starts with skype-ing Joseph for a business contact. Two-continent woodworking must be coordinated carefully to avoid creating confusion. Today was no different. The show seemed a little smaller than usual but less can mean more and today’s show

...dogging the status quo One thing that I have noticed through the years is that America is a dog-loving nation, more so than even Britain and most European countries. Walk into an American workshop where woodworking takes place and you will see dogs on the bench top and in the