South Shore Road Trip

by | Oct 3, 2015 | Inspiration, Woodworking

I spent the day on the South Shore of Nova Scotia with a number of members of the Atlantic Woodworkers’ Association (AWA)  watching some skilled trades people .  What a time we had.   I have often wished that  I had learned woodworking much younger and today...

Month of learning

by | Oct 2, 2015 | Inspiration, Quilting, Woodworking

I’m excited!  I just learned about the Craftsy October All Access Pass.   It is the first time that I have seen something like this on ths site.  For a limited time, you can buy a one month pass to any of Craftsy’s 800+ classes.  It looks until you have...

Hacking Becksvoort

by | Sep 14, 2015 | Design, Inspiration, Woodworking

Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. In the August edition of Fine Woodworking Christian Becksvoort presented an article on making a traditional Shaker laptop writing desk. His version uses dovetail joinery and features a small drawer at the side of the...

On our workbench

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Repurposing, Woodworking

This week, we are finishing off a library desk – another project that has been in the queue for a bit. This restoration is unique for us for a couple of reasons: We don’t usually work on restoration projects together – typically one of us will find...

The ‘Burban

by | Jul 8, 2015 | Woodworking

Stephen spent many hours this spring finishing a commission for a client who wanted to give her partner a replica of his cherished vehicle, a Chevy Suburban.  Stephen worked from a pattern by ‘Toys and Joys’.  He wasn’t completely happy with the...