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A Mahogany Writing Desk
I was commissioned to make a writing desk for a, well…, a writer. I asked if it needed room for a printer and various computer peripherals, but the answer was no, something just big enough for a laptop, some paper and a few pencils, something to fit in a designated space. A small space it was, so […]
Nothing But Batteries
We had been warned of yet another storm of the century so we drove to the Stop & Shop to get End of The World As We Know It supplies, filled the truck’s gas tank and came home to charge all of our Milwaukee M18™ and M12™ batteries. It’s not that we needed to sit […]
Grandfather, an 8c Bailey Plane and Christmas
I didn’t learn any woodworking from my grandfather Russell, I learned most of what I know from his son, my father John. The techniques and attitudes came pretty directly, nevertheless. I didn’t even get to see Russell’s work until long after he died when I saw the house he built for his family during the 1920s. […]
