Questions answered – On long planes and 4 1/2s
…prefer it over a No.5? It seems older Stanley No. 4 1/2 are harder to come by and seem considerably more expensive than other Stanley planes. Thanks. James. A: Yes,…
…prefer it over a No.5? It seems older Stanley No. 4 1/2 are harder to come by and seem considerably more expensive than other Stanley planes. Thanks. James. A: Yes,…
Two types of drawing – both for communication Always I find my pencil drift onto the page to create an image from my mind. I no longer need to see…
…weakness, open space and closed space on the surface as I trace my pencil to capture component position. The knot. The wide grain bands, the super-thin ones. These record the…
…right to somehow fight to keep our might to be so freed. So thankfully I sit beneath the open sky amidst those winter-naked trees that stand immovably unshaken at their…
…of Central Ohio booth. They have a sense of community worth and volunteer their woodworking skills for the common good of the community they live in. This is the spirit…
…of the show opened, the seats filled I my demo area and when I turned around I was amazed that the seats were filled with so many people I have…
As I walk through the streets of Oxford, before the lunchtime food providers open their doors, I am always fascinated by the lines of upturned exposure of the undersides of…
…retiring and will no longer need to work but want substantive work for various reasons. I’m disabled and cannot work in commerce or commercial settings. I have always felt something…
…to enter a completely different sphere of creativity. I was moving out of my comfort zone to learn from another expert in her field intending to use tools I had…
…times and exemplifies determination even when it is a job you might never have considered or applied for but assumed knowing that you have a duty that comes first. In…
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