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Big September at North House
Grand Marais, Minnesota will be a hotbed of craft celebration next month. Spoons have been showing up on the doorstep of North House Folk School for the fundraising auction that I wrote about in this post. There is a rich … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, Uncategorized
Tagged craft internship, North House Folk School
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Greenwood Fest 2018
Carved utensils and other objects are a joy to use and to live with. They are the lasting result of meaningful work. Beyond this, carving is a way to have fun together…. I am optimistic that there is still a … Continue reading
Posted in books, classes, events, teaching, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Bill Coperthwaite, Greenwood Fest, Wille Sundqvist
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Pre-Fest in the Pinewoods
Ah, dear nature, the mere remembrance, after a short forgetfulness, of the pine woods! I come to it as a hungry man to a crust of bread. — Henry David Thoreau, Journal Entry, 1851 Less than three weeks now until … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged Greenwood Fest Pre-Fest, Jane Mickelborough
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Learning at FWW Live
It’s classic advice to surround yourself with interesting, inspiring, uplifting people. Sometimes you can create that environment, and sometimes you just get lucky and find yourself in such a situation like I did last weekend. I had been invited to … Continue reading
Posted in carving, classes, events, sketch, spoons, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Fine Woodworking Live
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Mark the Calendar
A little follow up to my most recent post: Peter Follansbee announced the dates for Greenwood Fest 2018 on his blog today. The Pre-Fest and the Fest will be June 5-10. I can smell the pines already. Check out Peter’s … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged bowl carving, bowl carving class, Greenwood Fest
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More Massachusetts
I don’t get out much, but when I do, it seems like I find myself in Massachusetts. The last couple years, I’ve been in Plymouth in June for Greenwood Fest. Watch for announcements and updates for the 2018 fest at … Continue reading
On the Horizon
I don’t think Peter Follansbee is getting lonely, but he’s already talking about Greenwood Fest 2018. That reminded me that I had neglected to mention this blog post about Greenwood Fest that I wrote several weeks back for the Fine … Continue reading
Posted in classes, green woodworking, Lettering, sketch, Uncategorized, video, writing
Tagged Fine Woodworking video workshops, Greenwood Fest
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It’s the People
Those three words are still resonating in my mind as I settle back into my workshop after returning from Greenwood Fest 2017. During one of his addresses to the crowd, Peter Follansbee used those words to describe what he values … Continue reading
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Tagged bowl carving class, Greenwood Fest 2017
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Surely You Can’t be Serious?
That’s what I was thinking when Fine Woodworking Magazine’s Jon Binzen contacted me about the Back Cover for the March/April edition. Turns out, he was serious and payed a visit to my workshop. To call this an unbelievable honor would be … Continue reading
Tradition and Jane Mickelborough
We dwell with satisfaction upon the poet’s difference from his predecessors….Whereas if we approach a poet without this prejudice we shall often find that not only the best, but the most individual parts of his work may be those in … Continue reading