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Kitchen remodel at Mittersill

Michael — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:17:55 +0000

Alex and I went up on Thursday night to tackle the kitchen so it’d be working and safe for the kids who would be joining just a short day and a half later. The most trouble arose from reusing an old sink that had a clip system that wasn’t exactly ideal with our butcher block [...]

Wood iPod Cases on CNN

Michael — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:19:51 +0000

Over the weekend I was contacted by Sara Snow who wants to show my work on her upcoming show on CNN! Needless to say, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to show them on television. Its not every day that one gets to show one’s craftsmanship to such a large audience.

It was [...]

Rockin’ down the house

Michael — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:51:01 +0000

Rebecca and Kate were busy making music today with their new guitars. With the weather so hot and humid it was hard to figure out something to do that wasn’t going to make me melt. While Kate was napping, I had Rebecca help me make some guitars out of some scrap pine and mahogany. I [...]

Woodworking project: New wood iPod cases

Michael — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:59:09 +0000

I’ve got into the habit of trying out different woodworking techniques with various iPod Touch and iPod Video cases since the first case I made. I think its because they don’t take too long and can fit in between running around with the kids! Nonetheless, they pose some challenges which makes it fun to try [...]

Trip to North Bennett Street School

Michael — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:00:51 +0000

The North Bennett Street School offered a free event this past Saturday, the Lie-Neilsen Toolworks Hand Tool Event. I was able to see the Lie-Nielsen’s new line of Inlay Tools in their first public appearance! I saw but didn’t get a chance to talk with Tom Lie-Nielsen. Lie-Nielsen worked with master craftsman Steve Latta to [...]