Where is all starts…
Timber in the Northeast: Logging practices of the era; from timber cutting to the river ride for the logs. “Forests are the only renewable land resource’. Shows whole families cutting timber, women and children included. Logging
Irish Bag Pipes
I have been asked to make/repair many things over the years, but none so interesting as an Irish Bagpipe pipe. I was contacted by a bagpipe maker to match the wood colour for a section of an Irish bagpipe.
Matthias-Pliessnig Sinuous Seating
This audio slideshow presents a banquet of benches built by Matthias Pliessnig and describes many of the steps in the process of building them.
Fly Fishing
I have never been a keen fisherman – but as a child I did have a couple of rods and one was a wooden fly rod. This is a delightful movie about the making of a wooden fly fishing rod.
The Woodwright Shop
A couple of years ago I had the privilege of attending one of Roy Underhill’s classes in Pittsboro NC. In this very delightful video, Charles Neil gets a tour of the Woodwright Shop from Sir Roy.
Mahogany Veneer
Several months ago I was refinished a mahogany card table and needed to purchase a sheet of mahogany veneer for the table top. I Found a company that offered a great product.