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The last several months I’ve been quiet, mostly. I haven’t been posting much, not because I stopped woodworking, but because I’ve been moving a bit slower lately. My back has been giving me trouble and it has made it harder to work the way I normally do, so I’ve had to slow things down quite a bit.
But slow isn’t the same as stopped.
Even so, the passion f...
Over the last week or so I’ve had a couple of people question me over the new Lost Scrolls of Handwork logo. Some were disappointed that I used AI to create it while others immediately assumed that meant I was about to start making fully AI generated podcasts and content. So let me explain where I actually stand on all this.
Yes, I used AI to create the logo. And ye...
I’m happy to say that I’m almost finished the first episode of the podcast.
Without question, the most difficult part of the entire process has been creating the characters for YouTube. I honestly underestimated just how much work goes into lip syncing and animation. There have been plenty of setbacks and moments of frustration along the way, but t...
Journeyman’s Journal has always been the ongoing record of work at the bench, notes, reflections, and lessons gathered over more than thirty years of hand tool woodworking, and still continuing.
Separate to this, Wooden Wares Handwork continues as an ongoing venture. That side of the work is focused on making, and stands on its own. It is no longer connected to the ...
I have read many books on saw sharpening and watched various videos on the subject, and most of them tend to repeat the same information. However, the Spear & Jackson handbook goes that little extra mile by elaborating on certain points. For example, when topping (jointing) the teeth, it recommends doing the work in stages: make a pass, file the teeth, then joint again, r...