I was always good at math in school. It was the one class I knew I could get a good grade in besides shop class. But I never saw how it could apply to my life or my job. I knew I was never going to be a scientist or an accountant, so who needs […]
The purpose of the Smarter Sawbuck from Vogt Toolworks is to cut firewood to uniform lengths without measuring, making the process convenient and efficient. Its ergonomic design with open bays allows the operator to stand in close without leaning, adding to safety and comfort. Set an end of the log or pole flush with the […]
Fall 2022. The 2022 Fall semester of “hand tool only” woodworking classes in Toronto is now Open for Registration. Join us for a Saturday Bootcamp, an evening class or a week long course this Autumn. Our classes are technique based where you’ll learn the fundamental skills for building furniture using only hand tools. Dimensioning wood […]
As designers, we pour our souls into creating our visions. However, one challenge we often face is the potential disconnect between our design concepts and the expectations of our clients, causing our design concepts to fall flat. In our pursuit of perfection and artistic expression, we sometimes forget that successful design is not just about […]
A few weeks ago I headed down to Tampa and helped my friend Tom build a bench. Alas we have no normal show notes for this episode and video edited at the Tampa International Airport. As with the bench we built, the editing and posting was done on the fly. Don’t forget about the +Modern Woodworkers […]
We have A LOT of kitchen utensils and our collection has outgrown the containers that hold them. In this video, I make a HUGE wooden Kitchen Utensil Organizer with the Inventables X-Carve CNC Machine. This project would be easy to make with other tools as well. I used the Inventables EASEL PRO software to design this project. This […]
Make your own Easy DIY Floating Shelves in about an hour! This beginner woodworking project includes FREE printable instructions and a full tutorial. I LOVE how they turned out! Floating Shelf DIY Video You all know how much we love DIY Floating shelves and all open shelving! We have built floating shelves for nearly every […]
Its been a whils since I’ve updated the blog and I have exciting news for spooncarvers. The Harewood Biennial is one of the most important craft shows in the UK. This year the focus is “Radical Acts” and in an increasingly digitised, comercialised world the simple act of carving a wooden spoon becomes one of […]
I’ve learned that woodworking is much more than merely working wood or just, well, processing it: that’s for a percentage of people that is. More those who enjoy touching working the material I suppose. You know, taking material from a tree and making something substantive from it and recognising its background in its growing vibrancy […]
