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Hope deferred

Hope deferred

I recall a time when a chest over 200 years old made from solid oak by the hands of a craftsman would have been revered as an example of the work of our forebears, attesting to the quality of their work, the wood they used and the value they knew

Hope chest - half-lap dovetails

Hope chest - half-lap dovetails

I was truly busy today working with my students but I took half an hour out to cut the half lap dovetails to my Hope Chest drawer. With mahogany as my secondary wood and oak for the drawer front there is enough contrast to make the joint vivid and attractive.

A course complete

A course complete

Timed out Well the class finished right on the money, but the main gate was closed when they left so we had to make some shifts. have YOU ever tried getting OUT of a castle with a portcullis gateway? Time for change I developed this course 17 years ago for

8-minute box video Part 2 of 4

The box video wasn't so much a finished video but more to show how I can cut four dovetails in 8 minute dovetailing the corners of a box. Part 2 of 4 shows the 3-minute roundover for the lid or bottom of the box using only a 4

Scottish panel plane

Scottish panel plane

Of all the planes I ever used I think that none compares with this, my Scottish friend who lies in rest on my bench until I lift it to the board and shave the surface of my wood dead flat and straight. Some times, often, I lose myself in the

Passing on our inheritance

Passing on our inheritance

Now, as an elder in a younger’s world, I understand my hand’s work more than I did from the days before my age gave sway to the unfolding years and present days in which I stand and work. I understand the days past when the axeman swung his

Today's workshop

Today's workshop

Learning curves are different for different folks, but the joy is in the journey as much as the conclusion. With a full class, we started on time and worked steadily through the day. As you can see it's an all-male class,which in the UK is unusual. This