Weekly Editorial
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We’ve Got Your Back
The sawdust is flying and projects are being completed in woodworking shops across the country (and for that matter, across the planet as well). The blend of joy and determination that is being expressed by gift makers is one that I share and look forward to every year.
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What’s the Date?
Well, it’s happened again — Thanksgiving is breathing down my neck and not one shop-made Christmas gift is ready. But fear not, I live for deadlines (even if that sounds a bit like an oxymoron), and I have a plan in my head for success.
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A Salute to Veterans
If you’ve been online at all lately, you have probably seen pictures of the poppy project at the Tower of…
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It’s here! It’s here!
Forgive me for getting a little over-the-top excited, but the new Woodworker’s Journal website that I mentioned in last eZine’s editorial is finally here – and it’s making me giddy.
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You’re Gonna Love It!
While it has been said that the only certainties in life are taxes and wood movement, there is another constant that is unavoidable. I am talking about change.
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“Tooteth” Your Own Horn
My father had a unique relationship with the English language. As part of that relationship he had a lot of memorable sayings — most of which would be inappropriate to share here. But one comes to mind as I write this editorial:
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Lucky Traditions?
Does a rabbit’s foot dangle near your drill press? A horseshoe hang over your hardwood storage?
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Fall: My Favorite Season
So, it’s September. As a youth, September symbolized the end of freedom and the beginning of school: not a happy…
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New Tools Galore!
I will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia with my press credentials for the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) clutched tightly in my fist.
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Tell Longhorns: “Hit the Trail”
No one likes a pest, especially one who comes to call then lingers way too long and wrecks things in the bargain.
