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I did an experiment today. I took pieces of cherry and set myself a goal. I had eight pieces of rough-sawn cherry on my bench for a project I am building. I did not look at the wood in any sort of depth first but simply found myself tracing my

I sometimes think saw sales and the makers shoot themselves in the foot. Whether it is because they fail to change with the times or just plain shortsightedness, I can't tell. Perhaps that's a little strong but don't think it is even strong enough.

Note We have sold out of Working Wood 1 & 2. Thanks for your support! For up to date information on the revised edition please check this page. Closing this week is a momentous one for us - one worthy of great celebration at least. For a little while, we&

I talked recently about whether, when we say we are in or out of our "comfort zone", it is often more likely we are describing our being in or out of anything we want to control. A controlled area makes us feel comfortable and we only really feel

I am never sure if we altogether understand self-drilling screws, the need for pilot holes, and just what's happening at the tip of the screw with its ultra-pointed, missile-shaped point. In industry, carpentry-level assembly and such, they are indispensable and an odd split in a deck board will

Yup! I binned the other three. Too politically driven! international jingoism just got too much for me! Then I realised that those of us with our feet firmly planted on the ground seemed somehow apt to just keep going. A year ago today we saw the COVID roll itself out

Making a footstool-cum-toddler seat sometimes comes from free wood, as do many other small projects. Oak, ash, cherry, walnut, just about any wood will make a good stool, including the most basic of softwoods. When my daughter-in-law asked me to take a damaged chair with missing parts away to discard