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Color Palette 2020
These are the brand colors I use on this site and elsewhere.
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Human Proportions
As I was researching proportions of the human body I stumbled upon this interactive resource.
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Only One Dot Different
The similarities between Taiji Quan 太極拳 and Baji Quan 八極拳 explained by Master Adm Hsu – The Martial Man
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New Year’s Resolution 2020
My new year’s resolution for 2019 was learning to do the splits — as in drop down to the floor while keeping the legs extended.
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2020, Almost
We’re an hour away from welcoming the new year and a new decade.
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Chill instead of Skill
Danny Veekens of The Find Magazine on the demise of music genres and the rise of moods and activities based music selection.
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I Realized That I Am The Magic
Will Myers on workshops.
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Didgeridoo Mouthpiece
I „turned“ a hardwood mouthpiece for my new Airdidge travel didgeridoo on the drill press.
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Today I Made a Teaspoon
It was a good day.
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A Long Forgotten Hatchet
I Refurbished a long forgotten hatchet.
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Shavings. Maybe. Beautiful.
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Slow Motion Lacewood Planing
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Process on My First Spoon
Shaping facets.
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My First Spoon
I started to carve my very first spoon.
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Flat Lay of Tools
I recently got myself a bunch of new tools.
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Last Day of Forging Class
I made a hell hound and kraken arm.
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Third Day of Forging Class
Curves and a stand.
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Second Day of Forging Class
Who doesn’t love a good ol‘fashioned triangle?
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Forging Class
Results of my first ever forging experience.
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Another Scorched Kalimba Preview
I’m building a Kalimba with a shou sugi ban finish.
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Scorched Kalimba Preview
Here’s a shot of the new short film building a scorched Kalimba.
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Tombstone Kalimba
Nik makes a Black Kalimba from Fire and Wood.
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To Live Like A Tree
I found a quote while eating kebab.
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Diversity Planes
A diverse set of hand planes.
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A Guitar from 1955
I believe this to be my uncle‘s first guitar.
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Costa Rica 2017
While on a three months martial arts retreat, I had a few hours downtime each afternoon.
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Kalimba in The Sun
Another shot of the Kalimba I recently finished making.
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A Very First Kalimba
I finished building my first Kalimba.
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A Newly Acquired Book
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Majestic Tombstone
Working on a small project and accompanying video.
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Restructured My Workshop Corner
Spent last week building a tool shelf and optimizing the 8sqm space I occupy.
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A Moment in Time
Enjoy your weekend, friends and strangers.
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Live Edge Box Handles
A surprising detail on the box I recently finished.
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Imperfection
Nik makes a Japanese toolbox for trumpet mouthpieces
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Lunch break.
Leaning on a horse’s back, bedded on shavings.
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Waxed And Waiting
I’m aware this is “just another box”. Yet, I built it with my own hands.
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Finished Jointer Conversion
I consider it a prototype.
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Still Building a Box
I started oiling today. There will be a video.
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On The Road At Last
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Cutting Lacewood by Hand
Some days I dream of band saws.
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Basswood Box Lid
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Editing What I Recorded Today
And enjoying the process.
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Started a New Project
A few notes.
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I Updated my About Page
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Hand Plane Surgery
Giving my Ulmia jointer a tighter mouth.
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Write Always, Publish Happy
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First Step: Sawhorses
Building myself a workshop corner in the garage.
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Homemade Wax Finish
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On the Benefits of Scraping Planes
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100 Years Old Planes
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Router Plane Prototype Continued
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Bought A Chamfer Plane
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Bought A Fluting Plane
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Router Plane Prototype
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Marking Gauge Prototype
I turned a marking gauge from spruce.
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Took Me Ten Years To Finish
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