taking time to reflect or meditate is never a bad idea before starting in the shop.
Ardelle – framing up a Pinky Schooner
If you've never witnessed a schooner being framed up you've missed and interesting bit of marine history.
Slow
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." — Confucius
Blade Work: in search of perfection
Practice makes perfect is not a trite truism. Depth of Practice is important, and it can be applied across disciplines.
A Cat Managed Shop
Lots of carvers have shop cats. They rule the shop from on high.
Completion
completion of projects in a crafts shop can be an elastic phenomenon
An Eagle Commission
by Lou Carreras The eagle presented here was a commission. It's an all-time favorite design that I first carved in the 1970's when I saw Jay Hanna's take on this classic 19th-century carving trope. After carving four or five variations on Hanna's redesign of the classic, I moved on to other designs. About twenty …
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