Blog Posts #14: The Value of Time
We spend good time with our tools, and with wood. Here are my thoughts on using that time carefully and well.
That'll Do, Pig.
Note: This post started out as a reply to this comment on my personal blog, but I felt it warranted its own blog entry. I just received what I call my first “hate mail” over on Adventures in Woodworking. It’s actually not hateful, just insulting and mean. In short, Adam (not Cherubini) tore apart the workmanship on my chisel box (which even I said was shoddy), and said that the plastic packaging the chisels came in was better than what I did. At first, I was angry, sur...
Shoe Rack #1: Building the carcass
The following is an example of a project that I usually will find myself working on. It also highlights one of the reasons why I don’t post projects, as these are usually rough constructions that I attempt to make a little better than the material I am working with. Right now, my house is in a state of semi-chaos. My brother has moved in a few months ago (he has been recently diagnosed with MS and is trying to get his life together) and so I have been trying to adjust to the addition of...
