The following is excerpted from “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years” – a collection of essays from The Woodworker magazine while Charles H. Hayward was editor (1936-1966). Please excuse the choices of pronouns. We are all products of our time, and Charles Hayward (born in 1898) was no exception. Every time we re-read one…
Read moreEditor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years”), in which Hayward wrote, “The influence of mind upon mind is extraordinary.” The idea being there’s often room for improvement. To that end, we’ve asked you what else you have…
Read moreMary “Molly” Gregory was a talented and determined woodworker who used her skills widely, from constructing farm structures, and renovating and building homes, to designing and building custom furniture that would eventually be displayed in museums. She’s perhaps best known for her time at Black Mountain College, a liberal arts college founded by John Rice…
Read moreEditor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years”), in which Hayward wrote, “The influence of mind upon mind is extraordinary.” The idea being there’s often room for improvement. To that end, we’ve asked you what else you have…
Read moreMary May, author of “Carving the Acanthus Leaf,” has long offered woodcarving classes via Mary May’s School of Traditional Woodcarving. Mary offers membership to an online video school, video courses and video lessons. Now, she’s offering in-person classes in her new school, which overlooks the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. For more than 20…
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