Letters from the Chair

I was splitting out some spindles for some chairs today and after a few hard whacks my froe club broke in two. I made the broken one bac...

I have always liked the look of painted antiques and how the paint seems worn (battered in some cases) and all the patina that naturally ...

    I thought it may be beneficial for some of you to see how I actually set up to take the pictures for my Website. All you need are...

After spending time and money to have my furniture photographed by a professional photographer, I decided I'd give it a try myself. I...

                                     I was impressed with using the Hot Hide Glue yesterday on my first big project, so I thought ...

After a ton of reading about and hearing about it from other woodworkers, I decided to try Hot Hide Glue. I bought a cheap little $10 crock ...

I had been sitting at the shaving horse all day when my 3 year old daughter Lily, came out to see me. I stood up and walked over to the benc...

 After a long process of finishing and glazing, rubbing and more rubbing I got the tool chest finished tonight. I am really pleased with it....

I finally got most everything moved into my new (huge) shop and while it's not completly done I'm able to get back to my orders and ...

It's been over a month since we first got the house we are moving in to. We got everything signed yesterday and started the process of...

My wife and I have bought a new house in Nixa, Mo. It has about 3.5 acres of land that our daughter Lily can run and play and grow up in a m...