Author name: Enthusiast

Nope – this isn’t about woodworking or a woodworking book. The only lignum involved has been chipped, pulped, bleached, beaten, pressed and printed. Stop reading now if that offends you. Today, the second-most consulted book in our office marks it’s 60th anniversary with the release of the 2013 edtion of “The Associated Press Stylebook.” I … Read more »

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At one of the woodworking schools where I teach there is a quote hanging on the wall that has always bugged me a bit. I’ll paraphrase it: In 100 years, people will only care WHAT you did, not HOW you did it. Whenever I read that quote, all I can think about what the first … Read more »

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I need to get busy on my workbench top so I can decide how many of the different work-holding designs to use at my bench. At this time at my home shop, I’m using a pair of Gramercy holdfasts, but earlier this year a couple of companies, namely Lee Valley and Kreg, introduced holdfasts of … Read more »

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Dale Nish, one of the world’s most influential woodturners, teachers and writers, died yesterday in Provo, Utah. Nish taught woodworking at Brigham Young University for 28 years, until his retirement in 1995. He’s the author of several landmark books on turning including “Creative Woodturning” and “Artistic Woodturning,” and of many magazine articles and columns. In … Read more »

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Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we’ve already given away six fabulous prizes in our 30 Days for Dad Sweepstakes – that means there are 24 more to win, including the great gifts pictured at top. Here’s a little refresher on the contest details – are you taking notes? It’s true that all … Read more »

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As you can see, I did get into the shop this week to begin on my workbench storage boxes. The thing I most like about building my own design – after 15 plus years building 18th- and early 19th-Century designs for customers – is that I can change the design clear up until I can’t. … Read more »

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