My dad has alway had the habit of bringing in some rather unusual tools into the shop.  A few months ago he called and said wait until you see what I found.  The next week I drove up to North...

My wife and I were visiting our families up in North Carolina.  As usual I tried to spend a little time out in the shop and while out behind the shop I ran into a stack of lumber that I had...

Dovetail… is there another word in woodworking that brings more reaction and sense of nostalgia?  The word alone has come to mean craftsmanship and brings back memories of the past.  For myself...

Well I finally decide too move up….or maybe it is down?? But I am now on twitter and will try and keep woodworking tweets coming a regular basis. Click on the follow me button in this post or...

Last month I posted an article titled Old School V. New School, I have received lots of great comments and emails from this article and really enjoyed writing it as it made me think a lot about my grandfather...

My wife and I often visit our families in the mountains of western North Carolina. We are planning on visiting next weekend and I spoke with my father today and he suggested that we go for a hike while...

I just signed up for a seminar with Marc Spagnuolo at Highland Woodworking on May 2nd. Marc started the Wood Whisperer blog, community and podcast. I am looking forward to the seminar and meeting...

On Saturday I came in from the shop and went upstairs to see what my wife was doing. She asked if the floor had dried downstairs as she had just mopped. When I went back down I realized that I had tracked...

This is article is based on an article that I did for Highland Woodworking’s Wood News. The original article was a review of a Lie Nielsen shoulder plane. I receive a lot of great feedback so I...