My Broom
Answering the question “how is your shop so clean?” My mother is a writer and editor. From a young age, I understood what writer’s block was, this sort of wall…
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Amidst the Shavings
The 15%
Class tourism and how I have chosen to teach classes. I have by far taught more woodworking classes than I have taken (I’ve taken a total of 3). I took…
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Read Good Books and research
Finding good information in the age of AI and SEO The hardness of Red Pine It’s 6am and I’m at my desk reading and drinking coffee. My phone dings and…
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If I Would Have Been A Man
Thinking through the opportunities available to us. A couple in their late 70s with a project loosely sketched on paper, needing some maple, walked into the shop a while back….
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Becoming a Wood Sniffer
Your nose does not lie… its science. Nothing says American hardwood like Red Oak, from flooring to furniture and everything in between, it’s likely the most ubiquitous hardwood in North…
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The Lefkowitz Shave Horse
Making the shave horse accessible. Last year, Chair Maker and teacher Jeff Lefkowitz, a very good friend and mentor of mine, shared a project he had started to make the…
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