This video is part 1 of a 6 part course: Gearing Up For Chair Making: Pt 1 Look out for a new part every Thursday – Don’t forget to subscribe! Follow on YouTube My goal for this course is to equip you with the knowledge and tools to design & build your own chairs from…
June is here and the birds and flowers are bursting with enthusiasm. I’m mostly making final preparations for my upcoming shrink pot and lettering class at Pete Galbert’s, but I wanted to take a moment to post this bowl that … Continue reading →
Often the sharpest tool in the box is the problem. Or so I keep telling myself. In this video I go off on-one about the wonders of the blunt chisel and some of its benefits. A boring old tool like, but once you’ve had a feel it’ll become a fundamental tool. Once you’ve got the…
Black walnut, white oak, black cherry, sugar maple, American sycamore — a field guide to the five hardwoods of Knox County, Ohio, and what each one teaches a maker working out of a barn in Mount Vernon.