The Village Carpenter

Stephen Shepherd has published a new book, " Hide Glue: Historical & Practical Applications. " He also has copies of " Sh...

A lady (non-ww) pointed toward the relief carving on the presenter's 18th c. sideboard and asked, "Is that hard to do?" There ...

I don't read much.  And I rarely—like once every other year—read fiction. So when  Joe Cottonwood asked if he could send me a copy of h...

The world has lost one of its most well-known and iconic woodworkers. Sam Maloof died Thursday night, May 21, at the age of 93.  You can re...

A reader from the Netherlands asked a number of questions about a previous post on sharpening . Below are his questions (in black) and my re...

If I ever find a genie in a bottle, the first thing I'll ask for is an edgy wit like Dorothy Parker . Parker, whose laser response to th...

June 2 is the 5th anniversary of my workshop being built and I've been busy getting the place spiffied up for an open house. This prompt...

In 1682, William Penn came to America to "create a better world" on a 26 million acre tract of land, given to him by King Charles ...