jeff joseph -- woodworker
handcrafted furniture from sustainably managed woodlands
Month: July 2012
Tsuga canadensis part 1: the wood
Hemlock isn’t a glamorous wood. It is coarse, brittle, and full of splinters. It has no value as a furniture wood, it checks and warps significantly as it dries, often randomly splits apart where its growth rings meet, and its rock hard knots can… Continue Reading “Tsuga canadensis part 1: the wood”
pole barn
I haven’t posted in a while, largely because I have been working away at building a pole barn in my backyard, which was desperately needed as an outdoor work and storage space. It’s done now, so I figured I would break back into the… Continue Reading “pole barn”
jeff joseph -- woodworker 