Larry | February 13, 2010
I suppose I’m a curmugeon but I oppose the very notion of spending $4-5 on a piece of paper that will end up in the trash the day after it’s given. And so, every time Valentine’s Day rolls around I’m faced with showing my Valentine(s) that I care without succumbing to the card marketeer guilt [...]
Larry | December 31, 2009
What is it that causes teenage daughters to turn on every light in the house? Our electric bill is just nuts.
Anyways, I was reflecting on 2009. Lots of bad stuff happened but also a lot of really good stuff. This blog has accounted for a lot of the good stuff. When I started it a [...]
Larry | May 9, 2009
I’m not sure why, but it seems significant that this is my 100th blog post. When I started Wood’n Bits Workshop five months ago I certainly didn’t expect to post as much as I have. But I’ve been motivated to do so, mostly because of all the great feedback I’ve gotten from people via email [...]
Larry | February 15, 2009
Kari Hultman, who runs one of my favorite blogs, the Village Carpenter, passed this link along to me. Chris Vesper has offered up a miniature dovetail challenge. Head over there and take a look. While you’re there, spend some time looking at the wonderful tools that Chris makes. Any takers on the dovetail challenge?
Cheers — [...]
Larry | February 14, 2009
I’m a curmugeon. I admit it. Holidays like Valentine’s Day, the ones manufacturered by the marketeers, make me grumpy. Hallmark and the flowers industry have done their best to make us believe that spending a bunch of money on not much is the way to show love for the people around us. And these marketeers [...]
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