Dear Friends, I hope the new year finds you all well and prospering in your woodworking endeavors. I know its been a while since you’ve heard from me on this blog. The past year has been a season of change for me, and it’s been difficult to find the time to write. I’m writing now […]
A very happy 2016 to all. It has been a long time since we dropped our tools and started typing, we would like to do more of it, but sometimes our woodworking just seems to get in the way. 2015 wrapped up on a busy note for the Heritage School of Woodworking. The annual Thanksgiving Fair […]
Tomorrow you will find me in Austin Texas at the new Woodcraft store, demonstrating woodworking unplugged! Friday and Saturday, June 12-13 will be the Grand opening event of the newest Woodcraft store in Austin Texas. I will be demoing as usual some of the different techniques that you can learn in many of our handtool classes. […]
I know most of you in the northeast are tired of this white stuff, but for us down here in Texas it is a rare treat! We are basking in the beauty and tranquility of a peaceful snowfall this morning. The fire is cranking inside the wood-stove. What a great day to be a […]
Its been too long since I’ve written, not because there was nothing to write, but because I was too busy trying to finish up furniture orders before Christmas. Fortunately I got everything done just in time and delivered to happy customers. One of my favorite times of year is working in the […]
As many of you know we are working hard to get ready for our annual Fair this Thanksgiving weekend. This is the main reason I have slacked off in writing. It’s not that there hasn’t been anything to write about; in fact there is tons to write! I just wrote about one of those […]
Come join us this weekend for another great Lie-Nielsen hand tool event in Round Rock Texas. This is going to be a great show and there are some new presenters that will be demonstrating and selling their wares. The show is located at the new TechShop in Round Rock. It’s right off of […]
Read all about Frank’s dresser project progress. As I mentioned in my last blog, I had to make myself another dovetail marker because I left mine at the school shop. Making a dovetail marker is not too hard, but I have chosen to make it a little harder by using a tapered sliding dovetail to […]
Inspired to Design Your Own Furniture While the journey of each woodworker today is unique in its details, there generally tends to be a common thread through each of them. They dabble in woodworking at first, find that it fascinates them and then turn toward more seriously pursuing this craft. There are a myriad of […]