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Here are some details on PechaKucha Night, Vol. 9 where I will be on stage giving my presentation February 14th. If you are interested in furniture, you might recognize the name of another presenter: Judson Beaumont of Vancouver's own Straight Line Designs. I'm looking forward to his presentation. (I find Keith Rice-Jones' organic sculpture interesting as well.)
I've been doing a lot of thinking and research about the PechaKucha presentation I'm giving next month and I keep thinking about this quote: The more I learn, the more I realize what little I know. - K.C. Freeman Find this quote, along with many other interesting quotes on the page titled Quotables.
I recently sold my thickness sander because I rarely used it and it was taking up valuable space (it was bought for one specific project a few years ago). I haven't taken pictures of my machine shop since 2009 when it looked much different so I figured that now would be a good time. These first … Continue reading January 2013 Machine Shop Tour
2012 was another memorable year for me. Here are some of the highlights: More magazine articles published! In March, an article I co-wrote with Calgarian woodworker Charles Mak was featured in issue #74 of Australian Wood Review. In the December/January 2013 issue of Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement, I had two articles published (two articles … Continue reading 2012 Year in Review
I've just added a new item to my store. Something Like That is my first completed sculpture. Let me know if you are interested in acquiring this piece, or any of my other work. Click here for details.
The December/January issue of Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement is now on newsstands. If you've been following my blog for at least a year, one of the three pictures at the top of the cover should look familiar. On the Contents page, we see that I have an article, Make a Wooden Bow on page 16. Also, … Continue reading News About Woodworking Magazines
I've just added a new item to the Store. Yes, Relationship Study, the trestle table made of Western maple is now for sale and I think I have priced it very fairly. Let me know if you are interested in acquiring this piece, or any of my other work. I'll be both happy and sad … Continue reading New Item Added to Store
My About page is a dry read and I would like to change that. One idea I have is to write it in a Question & Answer format and that's where I need your help. Do you have any interesting questions for me? (They don't have to be woodworking related.) Ever wonder who inspires me … Continue reading ? & A
You may have noticed that there is a new page on my site. In the menu bar, there is a link to my Store. On that page, I have begun listing items which I have made that are now available for sale (I am working to add more and will continue to do so as I … Continue reading Sculptural Woodwork for Sale
While in Phoenix, Arizona, I visited Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home, Taliesin West. Tours of the property are offered daily and the grounds also serve as a school for the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. At the school, the philosophy is simply: Learn by doing. Find this quote, along with many other interesting quotes … Continue reading New Quote Added to “Quotables”
