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Happiness is a Sharp Tool
A sharpening store in the Medina in Fez, Morocco, January 2020. Foot or leg powered grinding wheel.
New Found Carving Skills
Caricature Carving. A small block of wood takes on a personality.
Adventures in Scroll Sawing
The scroll saw consumes a great deal of time but only small quantities of wood. I once joked that "The only way wood escapes from my shop is in the form of finished projects, sawdust or slivers".
An Introduction to Marquetry - Part 5
Part five of a five part instructional series on Marquetry by SAWS member Gary Gunthorpe.
February 2021 Meeting Video
An interview with Calgary based award winning woodworkers Adrian and Martinus Pool.
An Introduction to Marquetry - Part 4
Part four of a five part instructional series on Marquetry by SAWS member Gary Gunthorpe.
An Introduction to Marquetry - Part 3
Part three of a five part instructional series on Marquetry by SAWS member Gary Gunthorpe.
Looking Back as we Move Forward
Herm Stolte tells how SAWS helped build his career in woodworking.
An Introduction to Marquetry - Part 2
Part two of a five part instructional series on Marquetry by SAWS member Gary Gunthorpe.
An Introduction to Marquetry - Part 1
Part one of a five part instructional series on Marquetry by SAWS member Gary Gunthorpe.