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A friend of mine from the local public TV station

A friend of mine from the local public TV station has been filming a documentary about the raising of my timber frame wood shop. He comes out every so often to check on my progress. He is a patient guy. This time he was particularly interested in the central beam assembly— the 16 foot chunk of oak I like to call Yggdrasil. The visit got me super fired up to get back to work on it this spring.

I badly wanted the last little warm snap to be the

I badly wanted the last little warm snap to be the beginning of spring. It wasn’t. More snow today.

This little box is a present for my wife. The side

This little box is a present for my wife. The sides are mahogany, joined with dovetails. The top and bottom are quarter sawn white oak, with a ton of fleck. Both are off cuts from other projects, that any sane person would have burned months ago. Finished with @odiesoil.

I think she’ll use it to conceal office supplies from the children.

It just snowed again. I know. It’s still winter.

It just snowed again. I know. It’s still winter. But spring is coming— and with it, timber framing. The furniture I build all winter isn’t too physically difficult. You don’t have to be able to lift much to cut dovetails. But turning trees into buildings stout enough to last 200 years— that takes a strong back. So when the snow starts melting off my shop roof, I break out this stone kettlebell and make sure I still have the mojo to move beams. So far so good. I’ll hurt in the morning.

On the subject of timber frames, I have a pile of high quality, quarter sawn white oak beams, and even some lovely chunks of walnut, big enough for knee braces. If someone wants an achingly beautiful writing cabin or pergola, this would be the time to ask, before the summer is booked up.

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