| | 03/22/2022 | |  Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
First up - a very cool look at making spoons two ways, side by side.
Second - a cool take on bandsaw scoops, made from an old mattress frame no less.
2 Ways to Make Wooden Spoons...more.. | |
| 02/22/2022 | |  Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
Freehand sharpening using oil stones with Maurice Fraser
Freehand sharpening using waterstones with Joel Moskowitz (who was much younger then)...more.. | |
| 02/15/2022 | |  Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
Our first video is a long one and is in Japanese. I know. But it is a fascinating look at hand carving an inkan, or hanko, a Japanese name stamp used in place of signatures. I was captivated...more.. | |
| | | 03/03/2022 | |  One of the perks of living in a place like New York City is access to a very wide range of people and experiences. This last weekend I was able to enjoy just such an experience - a four hour class on carving traditional Japanese bamboo matcha (powdered green tea) scoops, or chashaku.
The class was led by a master of the Japanese tea ceremony, Nagano Yoshitsugu , and that is who carves...more.. | |
| 12/24/2021 By Joe Samalin | |  Look what I did!
Happy holidays to everyone who celebrates, and hope that folks are doing as well as can be in these somewhat trying times. The holidays can often be an added stressor for people, and that is why when I saw that my good friend and turning teacher Alan Dorsey was holding a christmas turning session I jumped all over the chance to dust off my turning tools and spend a few...more.. | |
| 10/21/2021 By Joe Samalin | |  Soap dish attempts, first of many. Slight shousugiban finish on the left, and nothing at all on the right.
Making multiple copies of a project can force you to figure out new and more efficient techniques compared to making just one of something. Thinking outside the box can often lead to unexpected positive consequences and the discovery of new techniques. As a woodworking hobbyist I never...more.. | |
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