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One Last Bedstead
When my youngest child–my only son, R.–finally outgrew our old toddler bed (which I had originally built for his older sister, and which had then been passed down through the siblings to him, and which I eventually gave away to … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Kids, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged bed frame, bedstead, handtools, headboard, lapped dovetail, mortise and tenon, shiplap, wooden bed frame
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A Beginning Woodworker’s Toolkit
If you want to begin doing woodworking with hand tools, it’s hard to know where to begin. There are so many woodworking tools on the market. A beginner’s tool kit need not be large, and you can do good work … Continue reading
Posted in books, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged basic hand tools, basic woodworking tools, begin woodworking, beginners hand tools, beginning woodworker, beginning woodworking tools, essential hand tools, essential woodworking tools, handtool, handtools, start woodworking, start working wood, starting woodworking, woodwork tools, woodworking hand tools, woodworking tools
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How to Build Carpenter Bee Traps (That Look Nice)
Down here on the Gulf Coast, we have a lot of insect problems–mosquitoes, termites, fire ants, you name it. Another common pest here is the carpenter bee, which is not at all aggressive, and a good pollinator to boot. But carpenter … Continue reading
Posted in Boxes, Build-Alongs, Gardening, Tutorials, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged bee trap, bee traps, carpenter bee, carpenter bee traps, carpenter bees, cedar, deck, mason jar, nails, porch
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Ancient Crafts in the Modern World: Book Review
Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts, by Alexander Langlands, Norton, 2017. $26.95 Amazon link You may have noticed that there’s a handicrafts revival going on. Every month there seems to be a new craft market … Continue reading
Posted in books, Reviews, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged Alexander Langlands, book review, craft, Cræft, forgotten crafts, handicrafts, john seymour
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Building A Frame-and-Panel Interior Door
If I had a backup career in woodworking, it would be making doors and windows for historic homes. It’s not that I especially enjoy making such objects more than others. (I’ve never even made a window sash.) It’s that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Home Improvement, Kids, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged brace and bit, cat, dog, door, drawbore, frame and panel, frame and panel door, handplane, handtools, hang a door, hang interior door, interior door, mortise, mortise and tenon, plow plane, tenon, veritas small plow plane
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How to Sell Your Handmade Goods at a Craft Market, part 3: Vendor Etiquette
In the last two posts, I offered some practical suggestions for creating an effective display table and interacting with customers at craft markets. But there’s more to being a good vendor than just making your stuff look good and having … Continue reading
Posted in Market, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged craft fair, craft market, etiquette, manners, Market, selling, vendor
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How to Sell Your Handmade Goods at a Craft Market, part 2: Interacting with People
A lot of crafty, creative types are pretty introverted. While it might be relatively easy for you as an introverted, creative person to set up a very attractive display table, the prospect of standing behind that table and talking to … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, craft fair, craft market, craft show, demo, friendship, market etiquitte, relationships, selling, shop, shopping, spiel
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How to Sell Your Handmade Goods at a Craft Market, part 1: The Display
It took me a few years to learn to make wooden spoons and spatulas that people actually wanted to buy. But when I started trying to sell my work at local craft markets, I learned something important: selling things is … Continue reading
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Tagged business cards, craft market, craft show, craft table, display table, market table, signage, signs
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Book Review: Cræft by Alexander Langlands
Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands, Norton, 2017. $26.95 You may have noticed that there’s a handicrafts revival going on. Every month there seems to be a new craft market to shop … Continue reading
Posted in books, Reviews, Wood and Woodwork, Woodworking Literature
Tagged adventure, Alexander Langlands, book, books, craft, craft book, Cræft, reading
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Build A Simple, Wooden Storage Crate in an Hour
One of the tests of a competent woodworker is the ability to make a simple, sturdy box to order. Just this afternoon, my wife was cleaning and reorganizing, and she asked me to make her a crates to help her … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, storage, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged box, build a crate, crate, make a crate, nails, organization, organize, storage, wood crate, wooden crate
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