Weekly Editorial
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Keep it Moving!
As you click through the pages of the eZine this time out, you may notice a theme of sorts. Wooden bicycles and carved motorcycles — transportation hits the woodshop. For me, transportation in the shop has a more plebeian orientation: I put everything I can in my shop on wheels.
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Starting Them With Style
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my impending grandparenthood. The day draws ever closer, and I have decided upon the first woodworking project to embark upon for the progeny of my progeny: I am building her a dresser.
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Sharing in Something Substantial
I’ve been fortunate in my professional life to have worked on some pretty cool things. My name is attached to “how-to” books that helped improve people’s homes and gardens. Woodworker’s Journal has won many awards while I have been on the masthead and I was an instrumental partner in developing this eZine – which was a successful and groundbreaking effort in so many ways. But this last summer and fall I was involved in creating a series of woodworking DVDs that I am exceptionally proud of.
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Building for the Future
Life has been compared to a series of seasons, with change, ironically, being the most significant constant. My personal experience agrees with this metaphor — with some seasons being richer than others. This winter I will enter into a new phase, that I am thinking will be a game changer.
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It’s Gut Check Time!
As I emerged from my tryptophan-induced coma — approximately last Saturday (yes, Turkey Day was an epic gastronomic success at the Johnstone home) — my woodworking energies were suddenly supercharged by a glance at the calendar. Did you know that Thanksgiving is only a month away from Christmas?
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Your Opinion Counts
As is obvious, the tie that binds the eZine faithful together is woodworking. Cutting boards apart and sticking them together: it’s the essence of woodworking. When you cut them apart, it’s highly likely that you’d be using a table saw … and that you’d have an opinion about such a tool.
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The Gift of Gift Ideas
As usual, when I ask a question, you all are more than happy to provide the answer. In this case, many answers. Last time out, I was at a loss for holiday project ideas. I am no longer in that land of limbo — as you will see if you click over to the Feedback section of the eZine, your creativity and generosity was in high gear.
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My Thinking is in the Tank
October. For most woodworkers, it is the beginning of what I call the “thinking hard about making some holiday gifts” season. Which is why I am in such a funk.
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Fall Found Turning Wood
One aspect of woodworking that I enjoy very much (while curiously, exhibiting the least amount of skill with – when compared to most other aspects of woodworking) is woodturning.
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Learning Somethin’
I haven’t been “back to school” (unless you count my class reunion) for — well, let’s just say it’s more years than I care to count. But, as the saying goes, “you learn something every day.”
