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
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
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
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
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
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
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
