Jord Watches
The Jord Watch I’m wearing
The Jord Watch Kelly is wearing
#5 Making the Ultimate DIY Headphone Stand: by DIY Perks
#4 Building my first wooden Surfboard: by JordsWoodShop
#3 Segmented Wood Turned Bamboo Bowl: by Frank Howarth
#2 A Wedding Gift: by Jay Bates
#1 Welded Door Knocker: by Artismia
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Jord Watches
The Jord Watch I’m wearing
The Jord Watch Kelly is wearing
#5 Making the Ultimate DIY Headphone Stand: by DIY Perks
#4 Building my first wooden Surfboard: by JordsWoodShop
#3 Segmented Wood Turned Bamboo Bowl: by Frank Howarth
#2 A Wedding Gift: by Jay Bates
#1 Welded Door Knocker: by Artismia
Makers & Shakers: 007 Read More »
It’s a privilege to be invited into people’s homes to discuss a potential project. Often it’s just an enjoyable meet-up where ideas can be discussed and proposals put forth. Every now and then, however, it goes far beyond that. When that happens, I feel excited and guilty. Excited from the experience of something new and unique, and guilty that I’m having so much fun while at work! While out on […]
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Stick around long enough and many things come full circle. When I first joined the Popular Woodworking staff lo these many years ago (OK, as of August, it was 10 years), Christopher Schwarz was working on the first edition of his first book, “Workbenches: from Design & Theory to Construction & Use.” It was published in 2007…by which time I could reliably spell rabbet. And now, he’s revised it with […]
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Like most latchkey kids who grew up in the ’80s, I watch too much TV. If you are ever in my shop you’ll likely see a small TV on in the background. Do I really pay attention to it? Not really. I’ll catch 10 or 15 seconds, remember the plot and move on. It’s white noise – my generation’s version of an “El Lector” (reader) in a cigar factory. You’d be amazed […]
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A few weeks ago I was invited by the Yale University Art Gallery to do a presentation on colonial wood turning. The event took place at their legendary Furniture Study in lieu of their weekly public tour. During the presentation, I highlighted the differences between the work of the cabinetmaker and the work of the turner and then discussed how lathe turning uniquely satisfied the demands of the preindustrial artisan […]
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