SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018 Review: 52 Boxes In 52 Weeks, By Matt Kenney 52 Boxes In 52 Weeks, The Taunton Press, $24.95, 224pp, May, 2018Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for review.This is a wonderful design book by Fine Woodworking senior editor Matt Kenney. It's the result of a challenge he set for himself to practice his design skills: design and build a small box every week for a year.The boxes are largely simple in construction, using a limited set of techniques, since the construction process was not the main point of the exercise. Instead, he explores a wide range of shape, proportion, materials, and decoration.The idea is that like any other skill,...
WOOD TURNING – A SOURCE OF ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION I am not what some term a “production” wood turner. This simply means, to me, that I do not derive my living wage from this activity. More likely, I spend a good deal of my wage to support my habit by purchasing tools and materials. Instead, I do this sort of work because I enjoy it. Completing a pen or bowl that looks and feels good makes me feel good, it creates a sense of happiness inside my being. And, I hope, some of that happiness and satisfaction transfers to whoever uses or owns one of the items I have made TURNED ITEMS FOR SENTIMENT, NOT PROFIT If you are...
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