shop notes blog

My journey as a furniture maker and helpful insights on craft.

Pure Imagination

March 2, 2021

Designing involves a bit of magic.

Start where you are

December 26, 2020

Advice for aspiring woodworkers on how to start woodworking.

Follow the day to day of Geoff McKonly Furniture on Instagram

Getting the last few things together to start siding the shop.

My walnut cabinet in a stand featured in the @finewoodworkingmagazine reader’s gallery this month. Issue #318, August/September.

Find your people.

#mortiseandtenonmag #slowandsteady

Now that I finally got this thing all tuned up I’m going to sell it. Unless someone can convince me that I shouldn’t. I always need space in the shop. Perhaps if I had the barn restored and I had more room I’d keep it. The things a