Well, I haven’t been posting much – sorry about that. Summer has been pretty hot where I live, and my shop is not air conditioned (I’ve got heat, but no AC) so whenever I go in to do some work, I end up sweating on the wood withing 20 minutes. Not exactly good for the …
In my continuing efforts to enhance my skills and try new methods out in woodworking, I traveled down to a school called Wood and Shop near Charlottesville VA. There I took a 3-day class on green woodworking, where you make bowls and spoons out of green lumber. The green lumber is easier to carve and …
TKD Woodworking returns to the Burlington County Farmers Market this Saturday, June 20th. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Kevin
I wrote recently about building a Greene & Greene style Fireplace Mirror. I wanted to create a smaller 5×7 picture frame that had some parts of the G&G style. In this case, I used cloud lifts and ebony accents for a smaller frame that could hold a regular picture. To build, I wanted to use …
Greene & Greene Style Mirror I wrote earlier about a commission where a customer wanted a mirror over their fireplace, but wanted something with a “Greene and Greene” flavor. Greene and Greene were architects and furniture designers who were big in the arts & crafts movement, and helped design what some folks call the “ultimate …
I have been considering holding either on-site or YouTube/Rumble training classes on basic, hand-tool woodworking, something for people who want to get started in it, but who don’t have a dedicated space they can use (i.e. they don’t have a shop). I would set it up so they could use a kitchen or dining room …
I was contacted by a customer who had a slat bed with a support beam that was broken and needed to be replaced. Rather than getting a whole new bed, they identified the issue and found me via a business card I had at the local Rockler store. I came over and took dimensions …
Well, I was out of town again, so it took me some time to catch up. I had given the finish plenty of time to harden, and now it was time to “rub out the finish” and make it clean and smooth. I put up some reflective light so I could see any flaws, and …
Shop Maintenance Weekend So, the first weekend of April was shop maintenance weekend, and I had a lot of things I was trying to get done. A very busy weekend, plus I had outdoor work on the house landscape in order to prepare for spring (mowing lawn, putting in seeds, weeding, pruning, etc.) A very …
Been out of town on trips with spouse and to visit family in Tennessee. This is a continuation of the Humidor project, first part was Humidor I. Second part was Humidor II. The hinges required me to use a chisel, mallet, combination square and marking knife to lay them out and cut them. I placed …
