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Category Archives: General Philosophy
The Student(s) and the Teacher(s)
Last Christmas my daughter received a Youtube gift package from me. Well, me and her two favorite Youtubers: Bob Claggett and April Wilkerson. It had stickers and pencils along with a really cool note from Bob. This meant she needed … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kids Furniture
Tagged Japanese toolbox, Kids, layers, Popular Woodworking, Schwarz, shop helpers, Shop Projects
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Winds of Change
I know. It’s been a while… Since my last post, I’ve made two trips to Florida, quit my job, started another one, and finished a few woodworking projects – including this one that made it’s way to the PopWood blog. … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kids Furniture
Tagged Chevron, Fun, Halloween, kids projects, Milk Paint, painting techniques, pumpkins, Reclaimed wood, shabby chic
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Wildflower Seed on the Sand and Stone
This summer has been filled with mental breaks as I gear up for my next big project: The Dining Room table. I spent some time with the girls and knocked out some stuff for the house and garden. This project … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kids Furniture, Uncategorized
Tagged gardening, Inspiration, lessons, Milk Paint, sassafras, teaching, women, wood magazine
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Love Thy Neighbor
With the dresser safely in the rear view mirror, I’m ready to move on. Today’s post is a first in a series of catching you up on few side projects I cooked up and some I still have cooking. I … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kids Furniture, Uncategorized
Tagged dollhouse, friendships, Get Woodworking, home center, Inspiration, Neighbors
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Fall Fun
Multitasking gets a bad rap. I was always the kid with headphones on listening to music while walking to class, playing Nintendo, or just about anything else that let me. As the gray hair count increases I find myself listening … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kids Furniture, NCCW, Uncategorized
Tagged Crafts, dads, daughters, fall decorations, kids projects, pinterest, shop helpers
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Those Who Can, Teach
My local club asked me to teach a class a few weeks ago. I was both excited and honored. We settled on a basic cutting board class as it was geared toward those who’ve never attempted a woodworking project or touched … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, NCCW, Uncategorized
Tagged Community, Cutting boards, kids projects, NCCW, teaching, Woodworking
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Resource Sharing
The architects of the early ARPAnet likely didn’t anticipate the negativity of YouTube trolls or the Yik Yak hate speech fueling a raging race fire. However, I’d like to think in the deep recesses of their minds they dreamt about seemingly abstract entities, with avatars … Continue reading
Breaking Bread
As I mentioned in the last post, I added to my cutting boards resume over the summer. I was fortunate enough to be the best man in my friends’ wedding and knew I couldn’t just get something off the registry. Not … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Kitchen Accessories
Tagged Cutting Board, friendships, maple, North House, padauk, purpleheart, routing
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Belated Mother’s Day Post
The bleakness of blog content is all for good reason: I’ve been busy building stuff. In my last post I talked about getting into the drawers on The Dresser and prior to that I mentioned the strong desire for my … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy
Tagged Children, gifts, legacy, Mother's Day, ring holder, shop helpers, teaching
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A Review of Grandpa’s Workshop
It was a day or two after Christmas 2012 when I first read Grandpa’s Workshop to my then 2-year old daughter. I didn’t realize it then, but I may’ve been reading the most overlooked and unheralded book in the Lost … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophy, Shop Stuff
Tagged Brian Anderson, Children's books, daughters, Family, Fathers, Grandpa's Workshop, legacy, lessons, Lost Art Press, Maurice Pommier, Schwarz, shop helpers, teaching
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