What’s My Worth—Part II
…difference, enjoying the dynamic of making something from something of minimal value. In fact, he wants to elevate people’s perspectives to a new high. He wants people to wear a…
…difference, enjoying the dynamic of making something from something of minimal value. In fact, he wants to elevate people’s perspectives to a new high. He wants people to wear a…
…you to take better control of life in a more wholesome way. Back in my mass-making days in various businesses I started, I would count the number of products made…
…majority it’s the desire for developing and mastering skill and gaining insight and knowledge from those who established the highest levels of skilled work. Jig-making is very different than woodworking…
…world of chairmaking with his highly unusual and at first rejected chair design. It has stood the test of time and is still being made after 160 years of making…
…or is there some other reason that we hand toolists have when it comes to certain aspects of our woodworking? Is life as a skilled maker more than money making…
…How can it be any different? So too the furniture they seel looks like nothing to a craftsman making creative and fine work. Machines and megastores have their function in…
…boards once considered essential to any joinery or furniture-making workshop. Something shifted with the advent of mass-making machines for every workshop. The development of compound mitre saws, chop saws, table…
…will help to encourage her as she continues to grow. Since 1990 I have been privileged to apprentice and trained new woodworkers in furniture making year on year. Making will…
…I did. Here, I started my new future from scratch. Had I relied on the local economy to live based on making and teaching I would have most likely died….
…and furniture making. There are obviously many resources such as books and the internet which I can use as well. The main issue I probably have is a lack of…
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