European Woodworking Show #3
European Woodworking Show #3 Spent time prepping demo wood and sharpening some of my tools for the European Woodworking Show next weekend. Masterclasses are important instructional events where we pass…
European Woodworking Show #3 Spent time prepping demo wood and sharpening some of my tools for the European Woodworking Show next weekend. Masterclasses are important instructional events where we pass…
Oak grows and bends against its will By wind it yields beyond its strength to resist And so the crooked brace forms within the…
Mesquite restrains my falling axe tight within its wet jaw And wedged there it waits, gripped in stubbornness. I catch my breath; the axe waits more ‘neath fingers traced Along…
It’s early morning yet my pulse races for the unknown day yet to unfold. And light rises with its steady rays filtering through the swaying trees and I wonder: Yesterday…
Ashe Juniper I worked this wood for two decades when I lived in Texas, cutting hundreds of trees throughout that period. Most people called it Cedar or Juniper because Cedar…
The hammer strikes and then withdraws To strike again it’s second blow The saw thrusts deep and then returns To thrust time and time again The spokeshave…
Of workmanship I think about workmanship most of the day these days. In my own work I expect my joints to fit and though I stay connected to my work…
I am never sure how my friends feel about my working wood. None of what I do is very conventional for a woodworker these days. I write articles for magazines…
The European Woodworking Show Hello everyone. Imagine spending two days immersed in watching woodworking and seeing experienced workmen passing on their trade skills. That’s what the EWS promises and it…
The cut deepens, the wood hardens like a man’s heart and resists My wrists now tensing and muscle hardened to the challenge In the moment of turmoil I strive for…