4D2AA987-5242-41AE-80DE-848368910593 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
You Can Call Him ‘Roy Jr.’ –
I wish I had thought of this Halloween costume for my kids when they were helpless. These days it’s a struggle to get my 18-year-old daughter to wear a handlebar moustache. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Leo, who is dressed today as Roy Underhill. And it looks like Roy approves of the costume. — Christopher Schwarz …
Roy Underhill, the Hindenburg and the Presto –
A recent NPR story on a project using vintage 1930s recording equipment featured a device that plays a big part in “Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker!” The portable Presto acetate disc recorder was used by folklorist Alan Lomax to record musicians such as Leadbelly in the last years of the great Depression. The NPR story covered …
Roy Underhill, the Hindenburg and the Presto – Read More »
Book –
Today, Don Williams, John Hoffman and I wrapped up the third of what will probably be five or six photo shoots for Virtuoso: The Toolbox of Henry O. Studley. The difficulties in one of these shoots begin with scheduling – Chris, John and I all have demanding day jobs and kids at home, leaving us …
mass_chest_3-4_IMG_4378 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
Starting Right –
For the rules that appear to limit and bind stand as guides along the highway, safeguarding us from the waste and misuse of the material of our lives — our gifts and talents, our health and strength, and relationships with others. And the true freedom, which is the freedom to use our powers to the …
fisher_lie-nielsen_IMG_9815 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
Drying Faults in Lumber –
Cross shakes. A piece of sapele with transverse shakes. These may be the result of improper drying resulting in honeycombing, but they might also be the result of natural cross shakes. In this case, I wasn’t able to come to a definite decision when the fault revealed itself during normal wood machining. Whatever the cause, …
fisher_name_stamp_IMG_9804 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
Real-work Repair –
I’m sure you’ve heard this: What separates a good woodworker from a great one is his or her ability to hide mistakes. Which is complete and utter crap in my opinion. The really fantastic woodworkers I have worked with don’t make many mistakes at all. What they do encounter – like all of us – …