shop notes blog

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

A cabinet full of learning

August 26, 2021

A continuing education class becomes an excuse to create a piece of luxury.

Custom: adjective; made or done to order for a particular customer

June 29, 2021

Steam bending and the quest for sheep intestine cordage to create a tool for carding wool.

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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