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It was a special moment, an offcut of ash 6" wide, 1/2" thick and before I knew it I had the mirror recessed to perfect depth and the shape came so naturally from a flat-bottomed spokeshave, a little rasp work and then some scraping with a card

I have made some rough-and-ready pieces in my time. That's not a confession, it's what we do in life to make life work. I suppose my rough-and-ready might be the equivalent to something from a big-box store not unlike IKEA, Dunelm and many more, but without

...I have to rein myself in, but it is uplifting the making of things -- anything at all. Taking something quite raw, perhaps even waste, and converting it into a project built to last for a lifetime, is a part of what we do. Crafting of every kind is usually

With all the flooding taking place throughout our island, the transport systems are under even greater pressure in the country. Despite warnings to stay put, people traveled and then, of course, there are those who were already en route to somewhere who were just caught up in it. Many modes

Thirty years ago I knew or heard of only a handful of handtoolists. That's not to say that they weren't there in the woodwork, more that they had little if any real voice. Books written that came out inevitably touted the routed. By that I mean

I have mentioned it before but then the sole sales outlet Lowes USA did what Lowes does best when it has a really good product, it stopped selling it. Anyway, I found a US maker making it again, Montana brand, and I thought you might like a set. I did

I passed a place with an abandoned frame pallet, mainly spruce. Almost all of the pieces were quite clear and clean; nine 10' 2" long pieces, 3/4" thick by 4" wide. I stood it on end, slipped cardboard between the car and the pallet, tilted