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Models and Design
Front end load your design work and you will feel better at the back end when you finish a piece. Sketching, full scale modeling...
Pad Sanders I have known
I know plenty of pad sanders. But I’d trade them all away for a sharp hand plane. Hand planes can be time savers when...
10 Things to Know about Wood
Wood doesn’t just sit there. It’s alive. It moves, it changes dimension, it colors over time. Learns some essential facts about wood so you...
Beginners Mind
Everyone starts at the beginning. Yet our expectations rarely match our skills then. The hardest thing is to be patient as we learn.
The Total Body Work-out
This April Fool’s Day lecture is on the value of working out with your woodworking.
Brian Boggs, Master Craftsman
Brian Boggs is a chairmaker, artist, designer, and engineer extraordinaire. He is also quite a philosopher on the nature of work and workmanship, the...