Kansas City was a great show with a huge turnout, but Ft. Worth is a whole lot more convenient, especially when traveling and setting up a 30 X 30 booth complete with furniture, displays, a large bench and all the necessary demonstration stuff! We will be in Ft. Worth this March 8-10 at the big […]
On November 17th, about two hundred people gathered at the exquisite Kerr Arts and Cultural Center in Kerrville, Texas for the Texas Furniture Makers Show. This day is a huge event, and we’ve worked for months in the confines of our shop, even through many nights to bring quality completion to yet another piece to be […]
As promised here are some photos of my recently finished hall table. When I posted inlaying the bellflowers, I had planned to take ongoing photos of the progress and write several blog articles along the way, but my time has been so consumed with the making of this piece, that I haven’t been able to take […]
The 13th annual Texas Furniture Maker’s Show in Kerrville Texas, opens today and will run through December 8th . As usual, the show displays a large range of innovative ideas in furniture. Had I named it, I might have to call it the Texas 4-legged show! The show consists primarily of tables, one of which I […]
We just completed our workbench course, making 4 wonderful benches complete with hard maple tops and bases. We chose a quick release front vise as well as a wagon style tail vise. Tim, our apprentice, made his bench reversed to accommodate his left hand preference! This was a small group of dedicated guys, and this […]
Some of you may not have realized that in addition to our joinery and furniture-making classes, we also offer classes in which you can make a guitar by hand. One student who recently completed our Build a Guitar by Kit class sent us these comments on the class: This past June, I had […]
Well we just finished up another great advanced furniture class. Although it was hot outside we kept the A/C cranking and everyone had a great time. Especially at 3:00 when we took our afternoon ice cream break at the Café. For those that have never been to our shop, our Homestead Café is a stone’s […]
Don’t miss out on this one-time class offering for our sturdy but comfortable Brazos dining chair. This class is just 2 weeks away! We designed this comfortable chair here in our shop, and our craftsmen have been building it for our customers for over 15 years. We will guide you through hand-cutting 30 mortise- and-tenon […]
I recently mentioned in our June newsletter that I have had some time to work on a commission for a client. I have been working on a Federal style hall table, complete with multiple inlays. The past couple of weeks I have been working on the inlaid legs. I am learning quite […]
We completed another wonderful foundational course this last Saturday. We had a great group of people from all over the U.S. and even as far away as England. I think this class had the largest group of educators that we’ve seen in a class — professors and a high school educator as well as a […]