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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Berea, KY

More years ago than I’d dare admit to, I picked up a copy of Wallace Nutting’s Furniture Treasury at an estate sale and began leafing through it. I had never heard of him, but a quick peek at the copious illustrations … Continue reading

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Upcoming event – Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking

Bob Van Dyke runs a great woodworking school over in Manchester, CT, and has been hosting an open house event for nearly twenty years. Since Bob has personally guaranteed the weather for the weekend, I will be setting up to … Continue reading

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Lie-Nielsen Saw Sharpening Workshop – Warren, ME

If you’ve ever wanted to sharpen your own saws, but didn’t know where to start, I can’t think of a better setting to learn the skill than at Lie-Nielsen’s headquarters in beautiful Warren, ME. Lie-Nielsen has a well-deserved reputation for … Continue reading

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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Edmonston, MD

40,000 square feet of architectural salvage and building supplies and home furnishings is a lot to search through in one day. Which is why I’m happy that I’ll be at the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event hosted by Community Forklift both … Continue reading

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Upcoming show – Hearne Hardwoods Open House

I have attended this show for several years now, and it never fails to impress me. While the obvious attraction is the world class selection of a mind-boggling array of woods, the live music, catered foods, and guest demonstrators (I’m … Continue reading

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Lie-Nielsen 2016 Open House

Just a few days to go until the Lie-Nielsen Open House up in Maine…if you’re still on the fence, it’s time to hop down and get in your car. This is LN’s 35th anniversary, and it looks like they’re putting … Continue reading

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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Events® – Philadelphia, PA

Early this Saturday morning, the saw elves and I will pack up and head east for this weekend’s Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event®, which is being hosted by the Independence Seaport Museum (the event is located in the Boat Shop). We have never been … Continue reading

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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Brooklyn, NY

This is the first LN Hand Tool Event of 2016, and looks to be a good way to start the New Year off. This event is hosted by The Community Woodshop, an organization that rents workshop space and offers woodworking classes. I … Continue reading

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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Bridgewater, VT

This is my last LN Hand Tool Event of 2015, and is one I am really looking forward to. I love New England, fall and winter, and woodworking and its associated tools. This has all of those. This event is … Continue reading

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Lie-Nielsen 2015 Open House

Just two weeks to go until the Lie-Nielsen Open House up in Maine… It doesn’t get much better than this – two summer days in Maine, surrounded by some of the finest hand tools made today, to be capped off … Continue reading

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