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Silver Maple Bowl
Now that I’ve made several pieces from silver maple, I feel like I’m starting to understand its character. I compare it to a no-nonsense laborer who wears flashy underpants beneath his overalls. You know. Based on what I’ve read recently, … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, green woodworking, historical reference, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged maple bowl, silver maple
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Intriguing Old Spoon
My friend, Scott, sent me this old spoon to check out. An antique dealer in Pittsburgh told him that he comes across a lot of these spoons in the area. He knew nothing beyond that. Could it be a form … Continue reading
Posted in historical reference, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged bent spoon, Pittsburgh spoon
25 Comments
Hungarian Super Bowl
Now that the Super Bowl of American football is over, feast your eyes on some amazing feats of coordination and teamwork in Hungary. I believe the narration is in Hungarian, but the video is multi-lingual. Huge bowls like this seem … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, historical reference, holding, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Hungarian bowl, Hungary
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8th Grade Sloyd
As I cut the letters into this small panel earlier this month, I was thinking back to Mr. Howard Sokoloff, my 8th grade woodshop teacher. Here was a man near retirement tasked with teaching every single thirteen-year-old in the school … Continue reading
Cigar Box Reminder
Lately, my evenings and weekends have been filled with non-carving matters, including tending to the needs of our house that was built in 1905. When Kristin and I bought it in 1996, the same year we were married, we became … Continue reading
Posted in historical reference, Persons, Uncategorized
Tagged newspaper archive, Old houses
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Treasures from Millersburg
These T-handle augers weren’t the only treasures I found in Millersburg, Ohio last weekend at the Early American Artisans Fair. I included some links in a previous post. The Artisans’ Guild has some exciting plans, so its well worth a … Continue reading
Posted in events, historical reference, teaching, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged Artisans' Guild, Colonial Homestead
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Täljfest 2019
In my lectures at both Spoonfest and Täljfest, I referred to an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s poem Sometimes: Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Astonishment comes easy at Sätergläntan, the traditional crafts school in … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, historical reference, paint, shrink box, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged Saterglantan, Taljfest
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Spoonfest 2019
I’m back from my first ever overseas adventure, and it was a thrilling and enriching one. The English countryside, London, Stockholm, and the Swedish countryside. Almost a week after my return, my head is still spinning with all I saw … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, historical reference, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Edale, London, Peak District, Spoonfest
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Thoreau and the Wooden Tray
Not long ago, a friend referred me to an unabridged entry in Henry David Thoreau’s journal. Here’s the first paragraph: October 19, 1858: Barrett’s apprentice, it seems, makes trays of black birch and of red maple, in a dark room … Continue reading