We had a fantastic time, yet again, at this year’s Lie-Nielsen Open House. The toolmakers are always so inspiring – we loved walking around in the tent and the workrooms inside to meet and chat with some of our artisan toolmakers such as Peter Galbert, Matt Bickford, Scott Meek, Chris Keuhn of Sterling Toolworks, and many more! On […]
No Southern-fried Southern boy wants to be called a Yankee, but we share the characteristics of shrewdness and thrift. Thus, each month I share a money-saving tip. It’s OK if you call me “cheap.” My late mother’s childhood was spent in bayou country, South Louisiana. As a result, I grew up with some very unusual pronunciations. […]
Welcome to “Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop.” I am a hobbyist, not a professional, someone who loves woodworking, just like you do. I have found some better ways to accomplish tasks in the workshop and look forward to sharing those with you each month, as well as hearing your problem-solving ideas. As I’ve mentioned previously, I […]
We are very excited to be making our way up the coast to Warren, ME for the annual Lie-Nielsen Summer Open House. This one is a special one, celebrating 35 years of exquisite tool making. We will be taking a look behind the scenes at the factory and talking to many great tool artisans who […]
In my Tips column I’ve previously written about my struggles with allergies and some of the ways I cope with them. The last time I made a significant project out of cedar, a hope chest for our eldest granddaughter, I developed a cough that lingered for months. Repeatedly, I went to my ear-nose-throat doctor, trying different […]
We were very saddened to hear of the death of Master Woodworker Michael Gilmartin in May of this year. Michael was a long time customer and an acclaimed woodworker who lived and worked for decades in Atlanta. He specialized in sculpted furniture, and was known for his unique and iconic plywood sculpted chair, which became […]
I have a bad habit of starting a book and then moving off and getting interested in something else. I have a stack of books with bookmarks in the middle that are always pending and I think it is safe to say that pending stack is my summer woodworking reading list. Maybe I’ll get distracted again and […]