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04/26/2019

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Dry-fit face frame for my bathroom vanity. I’ve heard many folks say that the difference between a professional and an amateur is that a professional knows how to hide her or his mistakes. I …

04/07/2019

Almost ready for backboards in this weekend’s Boarded Bookcase class

04/04/2019

Oops – forgot to share this here!

Moment with a Master: Megan Fitzpatrick has been surrounded by woodworking her entire life, but early on she spent most of her time and attention becoming a wordsmith. Learn how her sharp writing and editing skills took her all the way to one of the top jobs in the publishing industry — which ...

03/12/2019

03/06/2019

A last-minute (well, almost last-minute) cancellation means I've a bench space open in my March 16-17 Shaker Hanging Cabinet class in Covington. For more info:

This classic cabinet (based on one at the New Lebanon Shaker Community) is a lesson in traditional joinery (rabbets) and 19th-century cut nails: the carcase and stiles are nailed together with cut brads; the back is attached with clout nails; the door is held flat with battens that are secured by cl...

02/16/2019

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If you’ve ever asked me about my LVL bench, you’ve heard me praise the top – still dead flat, after 10 years! – and curse the base, because the LVL in the legs compressed from the press…

02/11/2019

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I follow the Folger Shakespeare Library on social media primarily for the Shakespeare, but today on Instagram, the library announced its new project: British Book Illustrations, with more than 10,0…

01/26/2019

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Carcases: seven per corner; lower skirts: three per corner; upper skirts: two per corner; dust seal: one at each end. That’s 50, right? Multiply that times six students, plus me, and that& #82…

12/13/2018

Oops – I should have posted this here on Dec 5!

It has been one year to the day since I got the biggest (thus far) shock of my life. And despite my terror at the time, I’m not dead yet (nor scooping ice cream for a living, as I did when I …

11/21/2018

In case you are considering a copy of “Mechanic’s Companion” for holiday gift giving: After a grueling computer session (sleeping on the keyboard for several hours), the RMP shipping manager infor…

11/19/2018

A brief staircase excerpt from "Mechanic's Companion" included:

As think forward to my front staircase renovation (the bulk of which will come after the sink build), I’m thankful I don’t have to rebuild them from scratch. Still, Peter Nicholson’s wo…