Category: Shop Talk
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Woodworking Podcasts that I Enjoy in 2022
Wood Talk | Woodworking The Woodworking Talk Show with Steve Ramsey Shop Talk Live – Fine Woodworking
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Three Books I am Reading Right Now: January 2022
“The Anarchist’s Design Book” by Christopher Schwarz: This book focus on vernacular furniture. More specifically, staked furniture. “Kitchen Think” by Nancy R. Hiller: This book offers one method of building kitchen cabinets that the author created by mixing other professional shop practices and her own additions. The author also offers her perspective on kitchen remodeling…
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Believe Hand Skills can be Learned by Doing
Last year around Thanksgiving time, my wife and I did what we call “Couple Shop Time.” I am into woodworking while she is into making jewelries(metal working). It is a lot of fun working in the garage at the same time. I was in the middle of a tool box project and I need to…
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Good Habits in the Shop
Keep your tools as sharp as you possibly can. End the day with sharp tools and sharp pencils. End the day with a clean floor. If you are asking yourself “Should I …?”, you should do it. Never finish your current piece before you start the next one. (Steal from Dr. Ken Atchity) If you…