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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Amidst the Shavings
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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Wisdom of My Elders
We have a choice to be a Lindon When I was 16, my dad met a random stranger in his 30s who ran a cabinet shop with his dad. I…
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Tools in the Grass
Raising the next generation of crafts person As an adult, I’m often asked what my parents did that all their 6 children craft things with their hands. It’s often asked…
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Sometimes the Log Gods Smile on You
American Elm “Ulmus Americana” Ulmus Americana was once a prominent icon of the American forest. However, after the arrival of Dutch Elm disease in 1930, the species declined to almost…
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