Here is the monthly stream-of-consciousness about my shop construction. I have a permit to build - at least, the development review board approved my application, so I will get the paperwork in the mail in the next few ... Read more

Every since I saw Al Gore's movie The Inconvenient Truth I've been reading a lot of books about global warming - both the science that leads to the conclusion that this is really happening and possible solutions to the ... Read more

This is a rambler. There was no alcohol consumed during the writing of this and no animals were harmed, but you may want to think about it if you get through this (drinking that is, not harming animals). I have been ... Read more

Well, the office work has slowed some lately and I'm enjoying being back in the shop a bit more ... Today, there was a desk top fresh out of the planer and everyone else was working away so I got out my trusty Stanley ... Read more

In my earlier posting, I promised to give regular progress reports about building my new shop. Well, not much has happened. I did fill out the permit application, but other activities have stalled further ... Read more

In his post last week, Dan put out a call to other members to see what we do with our scraps. I generate enough scraps each year for kindling for my house and my neighbor's, but before anything makes it into the ... Read more

One reason I decided to take up making furniture professionally was that I figured that I would never get bored with it. After 22 years I find that this is still true. I used to always want to be making something ... Read more

Once upon a time there was a furniture maker who worked long hours building simple (but well made and beautiful) furniture in his workshop in Putney, Vermont. At the end of every day he would go home and check his email ... Read more

Below is something I posted to my Dorset Custom Furniture blog on Thursday. Here on the Guild blog, I thought it would be interesting if other Guild members added their images to this post ... It's always interesting to ... Read more

OK, I'm going officially crazy. For two nights now I have been trying to manipulate these photos into a different order. Anyway I give up.But I did have two glasses of wine tonight and things are looking up, last night ... Read more