A few years ago I had the good fortune to work with some of the most inspirational and knowledgeable woodworking instructors you’re ever likely to meet. At times it was …

I often wonder if choosing such an obscure name for my business was such a great idea. To the uninitiated it doesn’t smack of anything to do with furniture making, …

After a couple of glorious weeks away with friends and family spent below the radar this blog post is about piece of furniture I came across in a sale about …

Boarded Tool ChestThis years teaching schedule has been a little crazy at times despite my intention in 2017 to slow things down during 2018 so that I might spend a …

Brass bound pieces like this chest of drawers are either referred to as military or campaign furniture and were the state of the art camping equipment from the mid 18th …

When you don’t have access to screws and hardware let alone the resources to make them, you seek alternatives. That was just one of the features that drew me towards …

In May this year at LDE the school invited all the students joining us in September to take part in a series of transition workshops. The classes are an opportunity …

Handtool work is a bitter sweet pill for me as it includes the things I like and dislike the most about the craft; making things blunt and making things sharp. …

For the last five years I’ve managed to run at least one class for making a tool chest or tool box of various shapes, sizes and spec. This year will …