by Stephen Parsons | May 3, 2023 | Design, Quilting, Strategy, Woodworking
“It’s not a learning exercise” said the event coordinator. She was trying to “school” me on why I shouldn’t help my fellow club members of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association (AWA) learn that her clients, a group of interior...
by Stephen Parsons | Jan 14, 2022 | Inspiration, Woodworking
Am I crazy to feel good about recovering unsold stock? Our friends at Eastern Shores Gallery are moving shop in 2022! While they get organized and set up, they have decided to return all inventory to the various artists they represent, to save them the effort of...
by Stephen Parsons | May 4, 2019 | Financing and Investment, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
I have, lately, been reading Yuval Noah Harari’s “Sapiens – a Brief History of Mankind” – a fascinating story about our evolution from simple and unspectacular members of the ape family to become the most powerful, dangerous, and innovative creatures on the planet....
by Stephen Parsons | Nov 23, 2017 | Design, Technology in Art, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
In April, Mary Elizabeth addressed traditional technology in one of our Tech Talk blog posts. Her post focused on hand planes, one of Mary Elizabeth’s (and my) favorite tools. The typical woodworker has at least four or five unique purpose planes (flattening,...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 15, 2017 | Repurposing, Woodworking
Our woodworking challenge for November was to work on a small scale. I decided this would be the perfect time for a refinishing project that I have had on my list. The Original Find This was one of my ‘street finds’ that someone had thrown in the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 25, 2017 | Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
The 2×4 Challenge This week, I have been finishing a 2×4 Challenge through Taylor Timber Mart in Musquodobit Harbour. If you are a woodworker, you might be familiar with the 2×4 challenge idea, which is popular with guilds and online...
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