This question addresses and issue of where can we get good vises a little cheaper. If you or anyone has an answer perhaps we can help one another. Q: Hello Paul, Mark here from the Springfield show. I was wondering if you had any specific bench vices that you like, but are affordable. I was…
As I pulled into my hotel I saw Lowes was next door, but then I pulled around the corner and saw their twin brother The Home Depot right next door the other side. Now I am a twin and i never had a moment when I didn’t have my twin to play with growing up….
Nicholson edge fracture failure I want to resurrect my article posted a few months back warning people NOT TO BUY Nicholson saw files from any sources such as The Home Depot or Lowes or any general hardware stores any more. At The Woodworking Shows show last week I had one Nicholson file left over and…
The questioner has a question that comes up all the time: Q: Hello Paul, I really enjoyed your bench build project and I recently bought your book which I can highly recommend. Anyone who is interested in woodworking who did not have the advantage of an apprenticeship with a cabinet maker should get a copy….
I know that we saw a marked increase in children at The Woodworking Shows’ show Saturday as I said in my last blog and Sunday was the same too. Lathes were spinning and kids were asking questions and staff in the booths reached out to them to encouj It’s a unique opportunity for children and…
With so many influences changing the face of woodworking I must say that The Wiidworking Shows has a lot to offer. Craft Supplies http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/, the nationally recognised wood turning suppliers gets my vote for the most influential trainers for kids at the show in Springfield MA this weekend and over the last couple of decades…
It’s always inspiring to teach my craft to others and this show is no exception in that just the desire to learn creates a sphere within which seeds of skill can be planted, nurtured and raised to the fullness of masterful work. My working as a master in woodworking has always been lifestyle and as…
The day past quickly as one demonstration came to a close another opened. Good practice for tomorrow to make sure I ve everything I need for the bigger day of the weekend. It was good meeting friends from last year’s Woodworking Shows’ show and meeting so many new faces. Networking is always important too, and…
I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but at the Baltimore Woodworking Show this past weekend I didn’t see but a handful of children. This was so last year as well. In fact, ten years ago there were children at the shows on Saturdays and Sundays. Not so in general any more. Now the show…
It’s surprising how many woodworkers were interested in the small bench I was using at the show, yet in other ways it’s not. What I am using is a smaller version of the traditional joiner’s workbench we made in the workbench build on YouTube, not something particularly fancy but a very real working workbench. Add…