Midnight Woodworking

Do you remember Adam Wroten? He’s the young fellow who won the Bora Tools English square and marking gauge set up?  Well, that little dude and his dad Lawrence have gotten into the online woodworking blog community!

Adam and Lawrence are documenting their woodworking adventures a little more frequently than I update mine (hey, guys, no fair!).  The big project they have just finished is a sacristy cabinet for their church. How’d they do? Well, you be the judge … buy, my guess is the church members are some lucky folks to have this dynamic woodworking duo in their midst!

Stu’s Shed

For today’s link of the week, we’re going down under – to Melbourne, Australia to be exact – to take a peek inside Stu’s Shed.

This site, run by Stuart Lees, is a wealth of information on woodworking. Plans, tool reviews and observations from the bench blend seamlessly with his numerous video offerings (nearly 100 at last count) and the articles he has had published in  Australian woodworking magazines.  Of course, the highlight of the site is his actual woodworking shed – which he has outgrown after six years of loyal service – and the new shed he is planning to replace the old structure.

Now, I’m sure that Stu would probably remark about our funny accents, but I’m pretty sure you will be able to understand him!  Goodonya, mate.

Lumberjocks

Looking for a good place to go for inspiration, to ask a few questions or to learn some new techniques from other online woodworkers?  Lumberjocks just might be the place for you.

This online woodworking community boasts nearly 60,000 members and features a forum, individual blogs, tool reviews, online classes, shop tours and, well, lots more.  The site is free to join and gives you access to all of the content.

If you have never been, it’s definitely worth a quick visit, which could easily turn into a few hours.

Flair Woodworks

British Columbia, Canada is known for its beautiful vistas, friendly folks and stately trees. It’s also known as the home of Flair Woodworks, run by Chris Wong. If you haven’t seen any of his work, you are in for a real treat, because his work is nothing short of amazing.

Chris has a very skilled eye for design and incorporating bold, natural shapes in his woodworking projects. Besides making gorgeous tables, benches and the like using wood’s natural character, he also builds planes, writes for woodworking magazines and even instructs for Lee Valley Tools. As if that isn’t enough to keep him busy, he also is one of the prime movers in Time Warp Tools, a great site for hand made planes and some awesome bench dogs.

Swing on by his site, but – be warned – you are going to find yourself very impressed by his work.

Cash from Craft

While this week’s link may not seem like it goes to a blog, trust me, this is one you want to visit. Ralph Bagnall, the Consulting Woodworker himself, runs this interesting blog which gives some interesting insights into how craftspeople can approach their woodworking, and eventually turn their passion into a few bucks to help buy more wood or tools.

The blog features an interesting mix of technique, philosophy and work method articles that can provide some valuable insight into how you can improve your shop experience.  And, Ralph has done me the honor of jumping to the front of the line with a great article for Get Woodworking Week. Way to go, Ralph!

The Wood Ninja

Deep down in Louisiana resides one of the most silent but dusty members of a shadowy strike team.  His name is Kenny Comeaux, but he goes by the sobriquet the Wood Ninja.

Kenny some incredible stuff from his shop. As with many other woodworkers, he struggles to balance time between his family and his woodworking. He’s getting ready to build a new workbench for his shop, and he has many valuable insights on tool selection and workshop design.

Oh, and he’s a big time Louisiana State University Tigers fan… so, I’m guessing he must be practicing Tiger-Style Ninja techniques.

Laissez les bon temps rouller… Comeaux-san!