Saturday, March 17, 2018. I got an inquiry from a reader and box maker who wonders how to price the boxes he makes. Is it one of a kind, or have you made an attempt to produce larger quantities? Of course boxes efficiently made can be sold at a lower price than your first box in which all your learning was required.

The craftsman shapes the world in service of higher consciousness. Saturday, January 17, 2015. Discovery of the perfect Zen. I can imagine how he felt. His followers were gathered there to listen to his thoughts, while he wanted them to become fearless in their investigations of their own. If he seemed impatient at times, perhaps it was because he could hardly wait to get back to his plants. Saturday, September 6, 2014.

Part of the Wood Talk Online community. Lights, Camera, Action! August 14, 2015. OK, so that weasel ratted me out last week for not having a clean reference area. So, I went into full purge mode.

This blog is dedicated to sharing the concept that our hands are essential to learning- that we engage the world and its wonders, sensing and creating primarily through the agency of our hands. We abandon our children to education in boredom and intellectual escapism by failing to engage their hands in learning and making. Friday, August 14, 2015. Day five of making veneered boxes. Make, fix and create. Make certain that others have the opportunity to do likewise.

I have been woodworking for about 20 years. These days I like to make boxes and small turnings and the like. Please have a look around, take my shop tour, visit the galleries and when you are done stop by and sign my guest book if you like.

Winner of the Macfarlane Bow Sander announced, plus details of next draw. This Draw is open to anyone anywhere in the World providing you are a member. Of the Woodworking Masterclass e-Workshop. Register now and if it is something you would like to win drop me an email. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.