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Let’s rake some hay –
Psst. Hey, man. Wanna have some fun? What kind of fun? Hayraking. [Radio silence.] Building a hayrake table. Killer joinery (exposed tenons with trapped, scribed shoulders; bridle joints; cool geometry), carving lambs’ tongues, decorative gouging and inlaid butterfly keys—all at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. Laying out a lamb’s tongue Cutting one exposed tenon with…
Boat Shows 2017 – From Cannes To Genova Via Montecarlo.
.wp-image-1144{display:none;} September has arrived and this year the season of nautical events in the Mediterranean. Boat enthusiast and professionals will have the opportunity to partecipate in the Salone Nautico of Genova, the Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 and the Monaco Yacht Show. 3 nautical events of 2017. 2017 is the year of the 57th edition of…
Pleasant Pursuits –
Perhaps in no branch of our manufactures has England become more famous than in that of those prime necessaries of the workman—his tools. According to an old-fashioned saying—we were almost saying saw—”Tools are half the battle.” It might be said three-fourths. And from the earliest days, when one in boyhood frequented workshops and watched with…
With Stake Feet –
“This is such a familiar form of construction that a vocabulary of terms has hardly been found to describe it, but some early inventories seem to refer to it as ‘staked,’ or ‘with stake feet.’ Added to this is the fact that it has been largely ignored by serious furniture historians, though its place in…
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A Modest Proposal to Get Some Amazing Lumber –
The following idea is a long shot and likely to end up being a pain in my butt. But here goes. For those of you signed up to take my class on building a campaign chest in May at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, one of the biggest challenges is coming up with wood…