Not only a new video, but a new N.E.S.T. video!
The N.E.S.T. series was conceived in my acronym phase, which the doctor says I will grow out of in a few more years if not later. But anyway, it stands for Non-Earth Shattering Tips. They typically...
View ArticleMy Dirty Little Secret
“For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.” – Luke 8:17 It was bound to happen one of these days, but I was finally caught...
View ArticleTelevision and Electronics Cabinet
After you come to grips with the fact that monks do watch television … While at the abbey for a little vacation, the abbot asked if I would build a new electronics cabinet for the monastery. Since he...
View ArticleIt was a bright, cold day in April
“The history of storytelling isn’t one of simply entertaining the masses but of also advising, instructing, challenging the status quo.” —Therese Fowler As a trained historian I am supposed to be used...
View ArticleAnybody Have a Match?
A little less than a year ago, a friend of mine told me about some 12/4 oak that was going to be hauled out to the dumpster. There were several pieces that were bolted together as part of a delivery of...
View ArticleI’m baaaack with a New Build Video!
I have been wanting to do a knife for a while. About a year ago I decided on a design, nine months ago I gathered most of the supplies, in the spring John Zhu gave me the wood for the scales, in June I...
View ArticleGetting Back into the Groove 💧
It seems that I have started to produce content a little more consistently over the last month or so. I’ve also started a multi-part build that I’m very excited to share with you … a beautiful teardrop...
View ArticleChristmas Giveaway!!!!
It‘s the Christmas Season, I saw that I am close to 8,000 subscribers (officially 7,842 as of Dec. 23rd at 10:25pm), and I am in the giving mood! And what do I have to give away … well I have been...
View ArticleThe Maker-Troll Bible Has Been Found!
There is a saying in my line of work that one of the problems is that sophomores think they know everything. They’ve been there a year, so they’ve experienced it, but they haven’t had the...
View Article‘Cause tomorrow’s just another day and I don’t believe in …
So the clock in my shop died … or did it just need new batteries?!? Who cares, I made a new shop clock! I took the thin outer pieces of the 100+ year old oak I broke down a couple of months ago and...
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