Working on this chest has me confused. The instructions and the accompanying pictures aren’t entirely clear. I’m doing my best to figure it all out. In the introduction of the book the author talks about the importance of doing something in order to understand it. This concept is not unfamiliar…

I’ve come to really enjoy my weekends. They seem to be when I get to spend time doing what I want to do, largely uninterrupted. I’m starting to try to pack too much into my weekends, though. This morning, I woke up at around 6:30. I couldn’t fall back asleep…

I started working on a 6-board chest today. I’ve been wanting to complete a project in the book I got for my birthday for a little while, so I went and bought some wood today. I’m very curious to see how it turns out. I didn’t film what I was…

“ Hit ’em Up “ by Tupac has to be one of the most aggressive songs that I know. With the windows rolled down, sunroof open, and the volume up, I was blaring it while driving around today. I couldn’t turn it up loud enough. I missed my previous car…

Something I find incredibly frustrating about teaching is how the values and ethics that I try my best to instill in the children I teach seem to disappear just outside the school’s walls. You needn’t always go even that far before you find that what I’m trying to impart as…

My lathe broke. The motor burnt out. I didn’t realize how upset I was about it until I found a solution. It happened on Sunday while I was turning a bowl. I must’ve spent a good four hours at the lathe and it was wonderful. As I was finishing up…

In today’s video, I turn a Luxor Push Button Click Pen. It’s the first one that I’ve made and I quite like it. The mechanism feels smooth…

Shortly after getting out of bed this morning, I put on some coffee and started my morning pages. While writing, I couldn’t stop thinking about making a bowl today. I had purchased a couple of bowl blanks in the fall and was waiting until I took my workbench outside to…

I’ve been thinking about when to start working outside again. When I woke up today, without any particular reason, I decided that today was…