Category Archives: Private Instruction

August and early September stayed very busy with teaching individual workshops.  Jacob Koehler came down from NYC to dive into dovetailing.                   He started off making a hand plane and put that … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing a lot of teaching lately. That doesn’t help my work output in the shop much, but I have really enjoyed meeting, spending time, and passing along what I know to a great bunch of people. Here are … Continue reading →

I spent the day this past Friday with Mr. Chuck Howerton from over by Knoxville, TN delving into the topic of Band-sawn Veneers.  That’s using the band-saw to to cut your own veneers from solid timber. Chuck is smoothing a … Continue reading →

I spent the last of several very enjoyable and productive days instructing Mr. Edward Murchison of Lillington, NC. In a previous workshop  he made the persimmon smoothing plane that he is putting to good use here trimming up the top … Continue reading →