We have a limited run of handmade slipcases hand printed with the image of a honey bee (the symbol of workers everywhere). The slipcase comes with a copy of “The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” plus brass mounting hardware. And we are offering the two together at a special price. This project began when Texas Heritage Woodworks…
Read moreAfter I dragged my butt off the plane to Munich with no sleep, Heiko Pulcher did me a huge favor. He plunked me into his Subaru wagon and drove me to the Das Holztechnische Museum Rosenheim (The Rosenheim Wood Technology Museum). It’s a 1,200-square foot museum devoted to all aspects of woodworking, from chopping down…
Read moreGlen Huey, a great furniture maker, teacher and (I hope) friend, died unexpectedly on July 27 after posting a short notice about an upcoming medical procedure on Facebook. You can read his full obituary here. I first met Glen in the late 1990s as he and his father, Malcolm, launched their custom furniture business and…
Read moreOne of the most famous furniture makers and designers in the Midwest is someone you don’t hear much about in woodworking circles: David T. Smith. With this blog entry, I hope to change that – at least a little. Smith is a long-time furniture maker in Morrow, Ohio, who specializes in early and vernacular American…
Read moreWe are not fancy here. So when Megan threatened to wear a skirt, I knew this was a serious event. Rob Spiece, director of woodcraft at Berea Student Craft, had scored invitations for all of us to see the opening of a new exhibit at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati: The Crafted World of Wharton…
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