… Safe, dance! (Safety Dance, Men Without Hats) What can I say? I’m a child of the 80s. Perhaps my woodworking videos have not yet garnered enough attention, but I haven’t been inundated with comments on safety. I’m pretty sure its not because I follow all the safety procedures! I sometimes forget my safety glasses …read in detail
Month: February 2014
Monkey-Do List
A few years ago, one of my brother-monks asked me if I was willing to make a tool rack for him. It was a simple enough request. He is the monastery gardener, and so he has some hoes, a few shovels, a pick or two, rakes, and a variety of odds and ends. I knew …read in detail
Something Caught My Eye
I find it amazing how the inspirational process works. Though I am not sure if it always works the same way twice. One of the projects that I am looking to make is a candlebox. Originally it was meant to be a very simple affair. It was going to be for the Church because we …read in detail
Holding it All Together
My Get Woodworking Week 2014 video garnered a lot of positive response. And it is looking to be one of my more popular posts to-date, garnering nearly 100 new YouTube subscribers in just 3 days! THANK YOU! It was aided by Tom Iovino’s link on his Tuesday post for Get Woodworking, as well as the …read in detail
(GWW 2014) Clamps, Clamps, and More Clamps!!!
Woodworking began when the first person figured out how to join two pieces of wood together – probably lashing it together with some vines. And woodworkers through the centuries have continued to use that and other methods to hold it all together. I actually learned to hammer with nails before I earned the knot-tying merit …read in detail