This is a follow-up post to my recent article, In The Groove, as suggested by Nick Roulleau. When I'm in the groove, things go smoothly and nothing can frustrate me. When I'm not in the groove, I feel tired. I feel unmotivated. I feel like going back to bed. That's how I feel right now. Here are … Continue reading Getting in the Groove
Maple Trestle Table, Session 6 – Making Battens and Installing Countertop Connectors
On the morning of Sunday, April 15th, Morton and I exchanged ideas about trestle tables, spurred on by a recent sketch of a table on which he was working. That got me yearning to build a trestle table. I documented my progress live on Twitter which was useful because each update had a time stamp so followers could … Continue reading Maple Trestle Table, Session 6 – Making Battens and Installing Countertop Connectors
Dovetails and Plywood
My cousin, Michael, asked me to make a wooden box to store his torque wrench. When he gave me the wrench so I could make the box to fit, he told me, "It doesn't need to be anything fancy - just something to protect it." My job was just to make the box and he … Continue reading Dovetails and Plywood
Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 