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The Curio Problem
A fella stopped by my table at Handworks a few weeks back and asked me to sign his copy of The Minimalist Woodworker. Nothing unusual there. But when he pulled it out, he started apologizing before he even handed it over. The spine was crac...
The Tormek Stayed Home
Bye-bye burr … hello sharp!
Last weekend I was at Handworks 2026 in Amana, Iowa. It was hot. But nobody’s spirits melted. People were milling around checking out cool tools and cooler makers, and I had a booth where I spent most of my time...
The Myth of the Big Open Shop
Every woodworker daydreams about the same shop. One big room. No walls, no obstructions, just wide open floor space where you can roll a cart from the table saw to the bench without ever turning sideways. Bigger is better. Open is freedom....
We’re Building a Shop From Scratch (And I Have No Idea What I’m Doing)
Charming isn’t it?
Kristin and I are moving.
Not far. Just closer to her family and my daughter, which is really the whole point. Our current house is too big for what we actually need, and if I’m honest, it’s a leftover from a relations...
See you on the road
Sometimes it’s flights and a hotel…sometimes it’s the Woodwagen and a tent.
Some people think teaching woodworking happens behind a bench, in front of a camera, in a shop with good light and nobody watching. Nice idea. Wrong.
A big chunk...
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