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READERS PROJECT I received a letter from Stephen in France this week and wanted to share it with you. Stephen recently made a wood and leather satchel, inspired by the one I made last year over on my membership site, An Unplugged Life. It turned out great Stephen, and I loved reading about the challenges […]

I received a letter from Jude, a former student, this past week and wanted to share it with you. Jude joined me a little over a year ago when I was teaching at the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking. She came in with a pretty ambitious project and I’m happy to say she finished it […]

In November 2016, I was commissioned by Massey Hall to make a hand carved plaque recognizing and commemorating a major renovation planned for this iconic Canadian venue. Local walnut was used and the design was insired by an original hanging inside Massey Hall since1894. Work that began in Toronto, traveled to Cape Breton Island for […]

READERS PROJECT I received a letter from David in New York last week and wanted to share it with you. David recently completed work on an Architect’s Table, following the plans in my book,  The Unplugged Woodshop. You did a fantastic job on the table David! I know you’ll get a lot of great use […]

“My simple message is that if you’re going to approach woodworking with sensitivity and maybe refinement, planes are a good way to begin.” – James Krenov Hey folks! Just thought we’d let you know about our latest YouTube video, A Round Bottom Plane. Justin and I shot this in the last week of June, before […]

READERS PROJECT I received a letter from Danny in New Zealand this week and thought I’d share it with you. Danny is a member of our online community, An Unplugged Life, and recently completed this nice little box project. Thanks again Danny- great job on the box! Dear Tom, I hope this email finds you […]

READER’S PROJECT I received a letter from Jani this week and wanted to share it with you. Jani recently finished making a sawyer’s bench following plans from my book, The Unplugged Woodshop. You can read his wonderful letter below. Thanks again for sharing this with us Jani- your saw bench really turned out great! All […]

READERS PROJECT I received a letter from John in Toronto this week and wanted to share it with you. John recently made himself a Sawyer’s bench, following plans from my book, The Unplugged Woodshop. He used walnut throughout and did an excellent job. Thanks again for sharing these with us John, and all the best […]

READERS PROJECT I received a letter from Rud in Denmark yesterday and wanted to share it with you. Rud recently completed a Funeral Chair, following plans from my book, The Unplugged Woodshop. He used steamed beech for the body and fumed oak for the seat slats. A nice touch! Thanks for sharing these with us […]

READERS PROJECT I received a letter from Steve in Vancouver this week and wanted to share it with you. Steve recently finished making a version of my Cabinetmaker’s Toolchest following plans in my book, Made by Hand. We went back and forth a bit via email, with some design and construction considerations and it looks […]