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Elbow Adze

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Dave Fisher

I intended to do this over three years ago — make an elbow adze.  My intentions were so sincere that I purchased the iron from Kestrel Tool.  I even found a branch junction that would work well for the haft … Continue reading →

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Back to the Hens

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Dave Fisher

I remember first seeing The Serenity Prayer on a trivet that hung on my grandmother’s kitchen wall: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know … Continue reading →

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Easter Eggs

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Dave Fisher

Turns out you don’t need little mystery tablets to color Easter eggs.  My wife Kristin and daughter Emma had some fun experimenting with what we had around the house to dye eggs yesterday.  I was like a little kid when … Continue reading →

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Making the Best of It

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Dave Fisher

Limits encourage creativity.  This is evident in many aspects of life, such as when a resourceful home cook manages to create a splendid meal from the few things left in the cupboard.  Or when an aging athlete expertly adapts his … Continue reading →

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Raffle Heads Up

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dave Fisher

If you don’t get emails from Curtis Buchanan, you should.  All you have to do is subscribe to his mailing list here and wonderful news shows up in your inbox.  New chair plans, course updates, all sorts of good things.  … Continue reading →

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Knotty Story

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Dave Fisher

This tale from my isolated workshop is actually quite tame compared to Boccaccio’s famous ones from the 14th Century told by a group of friends isolating themselves in an Italian villa; unfortunately timely circumstances. Amid the adjustments to the ever … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Thoreau’s Tray

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dave Fisher

Our life is frittered away by detail . . . I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on … Continue reading →

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Silver Maple Bowl

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Dave Fisher

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 →

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The Winter of Our Content

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dave Fisher

March is here and Spring is around the corner.  But I walked slowly and savored winter this morning.  That corner will get here soon enough. The bright early sun had yet to get the best of the overnight cold, and … Continue reading →

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Bird in the Winter Light

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Dave Fisher

My limited photography knowledge and equipment means that I simply focus on taking advantage of good light when it’s available.  Most of the shots I take are in the workshop, just from whatever light is coming through the south-facing windows.  … Continue reading →

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