I have sadly neglected everyone over the past few days and I apologize. The show has been going really well and I thank everyone here for the cookies and cards and the bottles of water and the rags I forgot to bring with me. Needless to say I got the workbench build completed in time…
On my first day, back I bought wood from Home Depot store just before it closed at 5pm New Years’ eve. I wanted a knock down lighter-weight version of the traditional joiner’s work bench we just posted on YouTube over the past few months so I could transport it to Baltimore in a small hatchback…
On tour with The Woodworking Shows In the next few days my time here in the UK comes to a swift winter close and I return to the US where I begin the new year with a new winter beginning by touring with The Woodworking Shows. I first started demoing with them back in 1995…
Today we will be at the Saratoga Show and I am looking forward to it. We worked hard at the woodshop over the past few day, on many fronts we are nearing completion but the immediate priority is meeting people that love working wood. Can we discuss the purpose of shows like this. I had…
As the sun set over the trees last night I felt the rewards of an honest day’s work. It was one of the busiest days I have had since my US tour began, with many wonderful people looking for practical ways to work wood. There were highlights, but for the main part it was a…
If you are within driving distance of Fredericksburg, Virginia you should come down to the show today or tomorrow. Yesterday was a great day and with people coming in from everywhere there was great cross section of the woodworking society there. I demonstrated throughout the day and tried to keep up with all of the…
Lots to do and see at the show It’s hard to imagine the lure of wood and it’s working to be so strong as to amass so many individuals in one place and yet that’s what happened yesterday again at The Woodworking Shows show in Springfield, MA. It’s a good venue all around; easy in…
Yorkshire folks When it comes to bluntness Yorkshire folk take first place. Brutally honest with a twist of humour no other race on earth has. It was nice to be with people I relate to who without reserve tell you the way it is, even though pride can get in the way. That’s what the…
I don’t know where to start really. Should I tell you of the vast percentage of the show that is not woodworking at all, or the important bits in between the big bit booths? Lots to do but poor venue structure Many show or event organisers use craftsmen and women to wallpaper the walls of their shows…
The first day of the show is over and all went very smoothly with non-stop demonstrating from 10am to 2pm with no breaks and no slow down. Right from the start it was very much wall to wall people and wanted to know more and more about real woodworking at the bench with hand tools….