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What's In Colin's Drawers? (Hint: It's Not What You Think!)

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I understand why so many people are interested in what's in my drawers because I am often interested in what other woodworkers have in their drawers that are not obvious, like what tools they have and how they arrange their drawers .. or even if they do arrange them. 

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3ermPNvgKxU

I have seen them all, drawers that are neat as a pin and organized like fine jewelry and drawers that are helter-skelter with seemingly no rhyme or reason, except in the mind of the woodworker ... and that is really all that counts ... 

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How Handcrafted Pool Cues are Made - Scott Zachow Shop Tour

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I met Scott some time back and was overwhelmed by the quality of pool cues he was making, so I asked him if he could do a video tour, and a bit of an overview of his process, to which he agreed. Pool cues are inherently difficult to photograph because they are long narrow pieces, and I can say without a doubt that they are far more impressive in person than what the camera can capture.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/NGJloHOUvCc

When I arrived, Scott had already set out some examples of how the process worked and had cleared other work so he could concentrate on showing me how hand made pool cues are constructed.

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2018 SHOP TOUR: Arnim Rodeck Workshop Tour & Wood Art Projects

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It's always fun and enlightening for me to take time to visit Arnim in this workshop. He always has some unique build on the go and often a bunch more backed up behind it too. I love the detail and the passion that Arnim put into his work, a true artistic craftsman.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Y8zc0MHSouI

This time we started off by looking at the leaves he glued together from cut-offs he salvaged from his shop, then carved them to the shape of autumn leaves ...

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One Tree Woodwork Exhibit

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Not everyone has the gift of "vision". It is one of those attributes that comes from true artistry and there have been many in the past who had ideas and visions of what they wanted to accomplish and some have become well know names like Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene, Gustav Stickely, Thomas Molesworth, George Nakashima, Harvey Ellis and many many more.

Today, we have even more exceptional woodworkers with a flare for new and innovative ideas and once in a while we get a chance to see some of their creations and modifications all in one place. Such was the that at the recent One Tree Exhibit hosted by the Robert Bateman Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and in association with Live Edge Design.  Robert Bateman of course is know world wide for is exceptional paintings, so who better to show of the works of fellow artist woodworkers.

The whole concept of the One Tree Exhibit was based on the concept that all the artists would use the one from the same tree. In this case, a big old Broadleaf Maple that had died some time ago which left portions of it spalted, some figured ... 

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