The New Year

2014 promises to be a great year for The Joiners Bench. I will be doing a variety of commissioned pieces, as well as customized training in my studio. I’ve committed to conduct two workshops at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. I’m also teaching two...

Joinery instructions

This weekend I will be presenting to the Colorado Woodworkers Guild. As part of my presentation I will build an heirloom tool chest by hand and demonstrate various hand tool techniques. The following links provide step-by-step instructions for dovetail and mortise and...
Classic Shop Stool Class

Classic Shop Stool Class

Several years ago I saw a classic shop stool at a friend’s home. I liked the simple, yet elegant style and knew that the stool would be a nice addition to my workshop. I also relished the chance to make it by hand because of the challenging joinery. After making...

2013 Joiners Bench Workshops

The 2013 Joiners Bench workshops are now posted. Back by popular demand is the Heirloom Tool Chest Workshop. I will also once again teach one-day workshops on dovetailing and tuning and using hand planes, spokeshaves and shapers. New this season are workshops...
Heirloom Tool Chest Workshop

Heirloom Tool Chest Workshop

This weekend I hosted a workshop at my studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was my fourth of the summer, and I have one more scheduled and two more that I will be adding — a second tool chest class (I had to turn a few folks a way) and a long board/skateboard...

Busy summer

I apologize that I have been unable to do any blogging this summer. I spent good portion of the summer working on commissioned pieces, working on our house and traveling. The Uintas, Jackson Hole and a trip to Florida were all in the offing. It’s been a great...

New Studio

I spent a good portion of the last two years building a new studio for my business The Joiners Bench. Like a lot of business projects, it was a labor of love and took far longer than I thought workable or even possible. In the end, I created a wonderful workspace....
Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to my new website. I’ve been doing traditional woodworking for 25 years and am excited to share some of what I’ve learned. This technology stuff is new to me and so be patient. It will take me some time. But I’m confident some good things...