Monthly Archives: December 2016

Serving Board

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

Look at all of that flat surface, 8 x 20 inches of it!  Not a hollow in sight.  So when I made this walnut serving board recently, I just had to sculpt the bottom. If you’re short on green wood, … Continue reading →

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Dickinsons Reach Calendar 2017

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

Today, I received in the mail my Dickinsons Reach Calendar for 2017.  I love the simplicity of these durable card stock calendars, and they can be saved for future inspiration and to use as a calendar again — in this … Continue reading →

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Greenwood Fest 2017

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Greenwood Fest 2017 promises to be even better than last year’s inaugural event.  Paula and Peter have things all set up on a snazzy new website, Peter has been highlighting the instructors on his blog, and truckloads of coffee are … Continue reading →

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Shrink Pots with Roy and Peter

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

Now here is TV worth watching…two of my heroes making shrink pots.  I checked, and apparently The Woodwright’s Shop is not number one in the TV ratings — a mystery that may help explain my difficulty relating to the wider world!  Well, it’s … Continue reading →

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New Evening Trees Shrink Pots

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

Like most things I make, work on shrink pots occurs in two stages — wet and dry.  After the pot has dried, I go over all of the surfaces again to leave a burnished and clean surface.  I’ve finished a … Continue reading →

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Cena Parata Est

Posted on December 10, 2016 by

In seventh grade, I found myself enrolled in Latin class.  Given my lack of effort and interest, it’s a wonder that I retained anything.  I do remember that my class name, Pisces, was a big hit, mostly because the Latin … Continue reading →

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A Bowl for Enkidu

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

It seems that our problem with portion control goes back at least 4700 years.  In the Epic of Gilgamesh, probably the oldest recorded story in human history, Shamhat is tasked with civilizing the wild beastly man Enkidu.  To lure him … Continue reading →

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