Michael Dresdner
-
Steven J. Backman: Tiny Timbers and Plenty of Patience
Some woodworkers spend an inordinate amount of time picking out just the right wood boards for their next project. Not so Steven J. Backman.
-
Quality VAKuum Products: Superior Clamps That, Well… Suck
The myriad of clamps we all own work quite nicely for most simple assembly tasks. Two jobs, though, present a consistent challenge: veneering and holding parts for machining.
-
Flow Chart, Part 1
Michael Dresdner explains the concepts behind his Finishing Flowchart.
-
Microplane: A Sharper Way to Shape Wood
What happens when a business owner with a very fertile imagination and a penchant for woodworking starts tinkering with some dangerously sharp metal parts?
-
GRR-Ripper: The ‘Ne Plus Ultra’ of Push Sticks
It’s not hard to imagine a worker deciding it was safer to push with wood scraps, and thus creating a primitive push stick.
-
The Woodworking Shows: The Phoenix up from the Ashes
It’s been a bit of a rough ride lately for The Woodworking Shows, by far the largest and most well known touring show catering to hobby and small shop woodworkers.
-
Kay Pomroy: Rising Up by Reaching Down
After retiring from a full career as a state trooper, you’d think Kay Pomroy would have already given enough of her life to protecting and helping others.
-
Del Cover: Awash in Dragons, Rams and Whole Italian Cities
It’s hard to say whether Del Cover’s exquisite woodwork is furniture, art, or simply the fallout of an overly fertile imagination.
-
A Rose By Any Other Word
I was at my monthly guild meeting eavesdropping on a heated discussion about a frequently misunderstood finishing material, wood conditioner, and its raison d’être, blotchy staining.
-
Hendrik Varju: When Creativity Goes Up Against the Law
They say the best laid plans often go astray, and that tends to be even more common when the plans are made for us by someone else.
