Plymouth CRAFT’s weekend of spoons & bowls
It’s taken me a while, but here’s my post about Plymouth CRAFT’s recent weekend of woodworking. We had JoJo Wood back for her Pocket Spoon class; and Darrick Sanderson came back to help folks dive...
View ArticleTim Manney’s shaving horse at Plymouth CRAFT
Last weekend Tim Manney came down to Plymouth from Maine to teach 6 Plymouth CRAFT students how to make his shaving horse. Tim;’s version is well-known now; he had an article in Fine Woodworking about...
View ArticleSpoons for sale; first batch this year – SOLD OUT more to come
the combination of dark walnut & light birch is too confusing for my camera today I just today turned the page on my calendar in the shop. That’s how ignorant I am of time this year. And I’m just...
View ArticleCountry Woodcraft: Then & Now
In 1978, I had never even been to the country. I was born & raised in the suburbs. When I was little, we had to come in when the streetlights came on…so what was I doing reading a book called...
View ArticleAn on-line spoon carving class in January
I’m going to try the online class routine in January. Not that it will be that hard a stretch, I’ve opted to go with the most relaxed task-master going – Elia Bizzarri. He & Curtis Buchanan struck...
View ArticleWille Sundqvist’s tools
Wille Sundqvist Help Jögge save his his father’s craft heritage Since Wille Sundqvist passed away in 2018, I have from time to time talked with Jogge about his tools – what will happen to them, etc....
View ArticleWille Sundqvist’s tools
I spoke to Jogge Sundqvist last week about the outcome of the auction of his father’s tools. I had asked him if I could post something about it – and he told me “of course.” The short version is –...
View ArticleLike Riding a Bike
Easier, even. Last week some friends came by for a long-delayed visit with a distinct focus. Lately, Rick McKee https://www.instagram.com/medullary_rick/?hl=en & Justin Keegan have been carving...
View ArticlePlymouth CRAFT spoon classes with JoJo Wood
Twain didn’t really say “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” but it’s a good line. In a similar vein, if you’ve heard that Plymouth CRAFT is defunct – it ain’t so. We just sat out the...
View ArticleResuming joinery; take 2 or 3
incised strapwork pattern I’ve been working in the shop lately, mostly half-days. I looked back at the blog posts for the past month-plus. In mid-August I thought I was recovering from Lyme disease....
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