Robert Howard – Brisbane Woodworker – Classes in Woodworking and Woodcarving

So let's talk about design language and what you mean by this term A design language.

So let’s talk about Creativity Creativity is a funny thing because most (or too many) people that come to the classes, or perhaps think about coming to the classes, are afraid of it because they don’t believe they’re creative.

I had the great good fortune to visit Sam Maloof’s workshop twice in 1980-81, while I was living and working in Los Angeles.

I have been teaching woodwork one way or another since about 1990, where I have not only had to worry about how to do the various things that I have been trying to teach my students, but have also had to try to find the best way to communicate my instruct…

I am going to try, in this article, to strip the process of sharpening down to its essence, to make it as simple as I possible can.

I have spent a good part of the past five years* teaching woodwork.

Nesting is the art of creating a working or living environment that feels good – and the emphasis is heavily on the ‘feels’.

Sharpening is one of the most fundamental woodworking skills, and using sharp tools is one of the greatest of woodworking’s many pleasures.