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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Amidst the Shavings
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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Hearth Stool Production Techniques
Batching Out Seats I recently completed a batch of 10 walnut Hearth Stools. When making a single stool, I still make it primarily by hand as outlined in the original…
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The Most Costly Mistakes
The cost of value added parts When Jeff Lefkowitz was teaching me to build berea ladder back chairs he would make me identify the side of a leg we were…
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