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Last Sunday, I was at the Opening Reception of Discovery: Air at the Seymour Art Gallery. Wireframe Cabinet was on display in the middle of the room. The gallery was extremely busy to the extent that it was quite difficult to move. I took this photo at the end of the day. Although the cabinet … Continue reading Crash! And then there was Silence
When the Shop Stool Build-Off was in its infancy - before we'd even thought about having prizes, and long before I started drafting a blog post about the event - several woodworkers on Twitter, myself included, had the idea that it would be fun to have some kind of wager to see who could build … Continue reading Shop Stool Build-Off: Upping the Ante
Remember that you must register to be eligible to win a prize. Sign up today! I am so excited! I'm amazed at the level of interest and support that this idea has generated. The big day is two weeks away and I can't wait! My Design This is the design I'm going to build. (I … Continue reading Prizes for the Shop Stool Build-Off!
There are two different aprons I'm giving away this time. Canadian Home Workshop Magazine Apron I won this apron when I got my first piece of writing printed in a magazine. I used it for about a year and it has glue stains to prove it. There are three big (sawdust-collecting!) pockets at waist-level and … Continue reading Overflow, Part XVI
I spent the holidays with my family and friends, completely away from the shop. It was a really nice break and quite refreshing from the busy pace that two businesses and too-many-side-projects-to-count guarantees. Being around others reminded me that there are lots of ways to make a living, many of which require much less effort … Continue reading This is For Love
Register today to participate in the Shop Stool Build-Off. You must register to win a prize! I have some shop stool designs drawn up for the Shop Stool Build-Off. Feel free to use them or customize them to your liking. I don't have plans, so please don't ask for any. This design is inspired by … Continue reading Shop Stool Design #2: Slick and Nearly-As-Simple
Register today to participate in the Shop Stool Build-Off. You must register to win a prize! I have some shop stool designs drawn up for the Shop Stool Build-Off. Feel free to use them or customize them to your liking. I don't have plans, so please don't ask for any. Overview This is the first … Continue reading Shop Stool Design #1: Slick and Simple
I am proud to announce that Wireframe Cabinet has been juried into a new exhibit at Seymour Art Gallery. Discovery: Air features work from 28 artists based on the theme, "air" and runs from Wednesday, January 8 until Saturday, February 1, 2014. The gallery is located at 4360 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver and is open 10am-5pm every day … Continue reading Discovery: Air at Seymour Art Gallery
Register today to participate in the Shop Stool Build-Off. You must register to win a prize! I find that making a list of criteria sometimes helps me work out a design. Here is my list of criteria I have for my stool: it should be light enough and easy to grasp that I can easily … Continue reading Designing My Shop Stool
Last summer, Shift, a Vancouver company, asked me to make a model of the cargo delivery trikes they use. Although this isn't the type of project which I would normally build, the challenge of making a working model intrigued me, so I agreed to build it. Using photographs of their trikes, I established some dimensions for … Continue reading Model Delivery Trike for Shift
