by Mike | Jun 7, 2021 | Boxes
Axe Maintenance Gear I have a client who has caught the “Bushcrafting” bug, including having bought the requisite hand-forged Swedish axe for that purpose. As a matter of full disclosure, I have a hard time accepting this new “Bushcrafting”...
by Mike | May 31, 2021 | Boxes
Knife Presentation The title and photos kind of say it all; a fitted box always makes it more...
by Mike | May 24, 2021 | Boxes
Screwdriver Presentation Who does this? Well, me. I have a friend with whom, even though he speaks a different language and resides in a parallel universe, I am close. He is an IT person. One day while visiting at my shop, he watched me use a Klein crank handle...
by Mike | May 10, 2021 | Boxes
Stair Gauge Presentation My dad served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a carpenters mate. That may seem odd in an era of steel ships, but the Navy listed this rating until 1948 when it was taken over by the recently created Navy Construction Battalion, or Seabees. In...
by Mike | Apr 26, 2021 | Boxes
Card Caddy Perhaps you will remember when I wrote of a woodworker’s affliction which I referred to as a “packrat tendency”? This is accumulating small pieces of showy wood for a future and unknown project. Some sufferers claim to know what project they are...
by Mike | Apr 12, 2021 | Boxes
Recently I posted a heading entitled “Boxes”. In the article I detail just how challenging but rewarding that I find box making to be. I have since reviewed the article and find that it describes my “why” clearly and can add nothing meaningful to it. This...
