by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 19, 2017 | Tools and Equipment, Woodworking, Work In Progress
This post is written by Stephen Parsons. One of our newer initiatives is a series of cutting boards which has turned out to be more inspiring and fun than I had imagined. I introduced one of them in an earlier post, “Something Whimsical”. We are about to...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 17, 2017 | Inspiration, Technology in Art, Tools and Equipment
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Last week, Stephen introduced our Tech Tuesdays with musings on the importance of thinking about why and how you select a particular tool to develop or enhance creativity and/or the artistic process. I don’t...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 15, 2017 | Design, Inspiration, Woodworking
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. People who are new to woodworking and those who view it from the perspective of an external observer may think of woodworking as being somewhat an homogeneous field of work. But there are many styles and perspectives of...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 12, 2017 | Design, Quilting, Scrap Quilts, Work In Progress
Today’s post is written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole This summer, I designed a Japanese-inspired quilt as a wedding gift for a good friend. I chose a focal fabric with a large floral print (peonies – one of her favs) in the pinks and purples that I...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 10, 2017 | Inspiration, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking, Work In Progress
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. During the Holidays, the subject of acquiring a laser cutting/ engraving system came up several times and it has me thinking about technology usage in artisan work. As a woodworker, I work wood. But to make wood into...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 8, 2017 | Art Quilts, Design
Today’s post written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Have you ever finished an art project and realized that you would like to investigate a different angle, use another colour combination or apply new techniques? All of these reflections are good reasons to...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 5, 2017 | Design, Turning, Woodworking
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. My most recent commission is for a portable chess set for the son of a colleague. I have been hoping for a chance to design and create chess sets for awhile and this contract presents the opportunity to explore what may...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 13, 2016 | Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
This article is written by Stephen Parsons. Carrying on with a tour through my favorite jigs, I’d like to introduce one that is not fully built from scratch by me (unlike the box joint jig and table saw sled which I wrote about previously). My tenoning jig...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 1, 2016 | Repurposing, Turning, Woodworking
Happy New Year! As we begin 2016, we’re excited about some ideas that we have been developing. Stay tuned for more soon. The past couple of months have been busy with work away from Chez Craft so haven’t had nearly as much production time as we would have...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 10, 2015 | Design, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
In the last post in this series on jigs, I described my favorite jig – the screw advance box joint jig based on Mathias Wandel’s woodgears.ca plan – my favorite to use, but not the one I use most often. Most woodworkers would agree that THE fundamental jig for the...
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