Backyard Toys
For the story behind the toy … see “BattleShots!” on MowryJournal.com.
Time is the most precious thing. How do you balance everything that wants doing with everything that needs doing? When I figure that out, life will be much simpler!
For the story behind the toy … see “BattleShots!” on MowryJournal.com.
Bowls are generally turned on a lathe, but there’s another technique that creates some wonderful serving pieces. These bowls have the non-bowl removed on a drill press, and then the […]
Making a box is always a challenge … six sides, all at right angles to each other, and opposite sides to be parallel. And then the hinges! My, challenges abound. […]
Cheese boards become the center piece of many fine dinners in our home. A few cheeses, some crackers, some summer salami and a few olives … exquisite. In my view, […]
It’s important to understand the essence of what an object is. Why does an object exist? What is it for? What’s a cutting board? Literally, a place to cut. A […]
So you’ve used your cutting board to cut food. What do you do now? You clean it, of course! Foods on cutting boards are often raw, and raw food can […]
There is a ridiculous amount of bad information about cutting boards on the ‘net. This article seeks to clear up that confusion, and report the facts about what kind of […]
Two distinct kinds of serving pieces. The first group are popularly called “surfboards” … they vaguely have a similar shape. In my opinion. But since many people have said, “they […]
Making furniture is a challenging and rewarding pursuit. When a piece gets daily use, the craftsmanship become apparent day after day. That should be a good thing!