So, we’re a few days into Get Woodworking Week, and I had an interesting question sent my way. It comes from Neil Zenuk – better known as TwoWheelNeil on Twitter – in response to yesterday’s post about inviting someone into your shop to teach them about woodworking, Neil wrote, “Any tips if you don’t know … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2014 – Tuesday→
What a way to kick off Get Woodworking Week 2014 – by missing the Sunday post! But, hey, that’s not too bad. Didn’t we spend hours yesterday making plans for big parties, tasty food and copious libations, only to watch that stinker of a game? I mean, the Super Bowl ended up being the SubPar … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2014 – Monday→
Sure, Get Woodworking Week is over, but this e-mail came in over the weekend and I just had to share. Why hold Get Woodworking Week? Well, there’s the perfect reason… Hi Tom, I just wanted to write you and let you know how much I appreciate your efforts this week. You and everyone who participated … Continue reading Why do Get Woodworking Week?→
Well, gosh, can it be a week already? I mean, it was just Super Bowl Sunday when we kicked this thing off, trying to get folks off the woodworking sideline and into the game. Now, we are ready to complete the drive and take it in for the touchdown. But, before the final gun sound … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2013: Saturday→
Well, we’ve gotten to the point of the week where I normally post my link of the week.. and today won’t be an exception. There are some really good pages for beginning woodworkers out there, and the ones listed below are definitely worth a looksie… Wood Magazine’s Basic Built Series:This is is Wood Magazine’s initiative … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2013: Friday→
I have got to hand it to my primate shop partner Tom… he’s been keeping this baby chugging along for the week (with a little bit of my help). Maybe I have been wrong about him – hey may not be totally worthless. At least, sometimes, he can serve as a bad example. Today, I … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2013: Thursday→
Back when I was in college, we used to have really heady discussions. Did Shakespeare’s older plays capture his voice better than his later works? Did Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales really create modern English literature? What bar had the cheapest beer? One discussion I recall having with a professor happened during a class about modern English … Continue reading Get Woodworking Week 2013: Wednesday→