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A Career in Woodworking
Hello Northwest Woodworking, I am interested in taking your complete novice class this coming October. I wanted to ask a couple of questions before committing to the class. First off is there still room in this class, and what is … Continue reading
Humility and Ignorance
One of the lessons that every woodworking teacher must learn is humility. Being more knowledgeable than a new student doesn’t mean that you’re smarter [that’s certain] or more skilled. It means simply that you’ve put in more time. You have … Continue reading
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Tagged chair design, Dovetails, fine furniture, Gary Rogowski, Northwest Woodworking, woodworking
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Why not Dovetails?
Hand cut dovetails are a pain in the butt. So some would say. I say differently. They are a giant . . . delight. Consider the dovetails below, cut by John in last year’s Resident Mastery Program. This drawer is … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, Dovetails, fine furniture, Half blind dovetails, mastery, Northwest Woodworking, Portland, Rogowski, studio, tools, woodworking
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Taking Down a Tree, Part Two
The tree is down. No ceremony was performed for it. As a street tree, this maple had a pretty good long run. I was sorry to have to remove it but seeing it fallen over on top of a car … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Rogowski, Lumber to Legacy, northwest, studio, tree, woodworking
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Absolutely
I had a man write me once after an article showed me using galvanized pipe clamps. “No, no, no, no, no, no,” was what he wrote. Then he went on to describe what a knucklehead I was for using them … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, creativity, design, fine furniture, Gary Rogowski, northwest, The Northwest Woodworking Studio, woodworking
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The Right Saw for the Job
Choose your tools wisely for the job. For a plumber, the sawz-all is king because demo can be fast and messy. Not so much for dovetailing. That requires a different touch. I have many tools at hand. Which one I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Dovetails, Gary Rogowski, hand tools, Lie-Nielsen, Northwest Woodworking, saws, woodworking, woodworking school
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Work
Work with your hands. As a result, work on yourself. Spend time alone with your thoughts away from the clamor. See what you can make of the time at the bench. I can think of no better elixir for the … Continue reading
Slow Furniture Movement
Why not a slow furniture movement? An early aphorism I placed in our literature was a quote from John Ruskin: “When we build, let us think that we build forever.” This is a sentiment I am fully in support of … Continue reading
Deadlines
Deadlines are critical to working. Without one I let jobs slide for days, months, years. I have no deadline to fix my house and therefore I get little done on it but basic maintenance. The big jobs I am still … Continue reading
Wood & Water
Don’t be afraid of wood & water. Wood loves the stuff. Most of the tree is water when it’s standing. It’s why they’re so heavy when they come down. It’s all that water inside of them. Once I had a … Continue reading
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