Want to know what life was like for Tommy when he attended the North Bennet Street School? Check out this great interview by Frank Byers (of Woodcraft blog fame) of six NBSS students who had pieces featured at WoodExpo 2011. This is a great mini-education for anyone...
Tommy will be appearing at the Western Mass Home & Garden Show next Saturday, March 26th. The Show will take place at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, MA. Tommy will be hanging out at the WGBY booth in the late morning, so swing by...
The photo gallery for WoodExpo 2011 is now live! Be sure to drop in and check out all the shots of work on display, priceless presenter moments and behind the scenes stills of Tommy and the crew.
All you Virginia-based woodworkers should plan to head over this weekend's Woodworking Show in Chantilly, VA. The show will be held in the North Hall of the Dulles Expo Center from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13. Hours are: Friday 12-6 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 10-4...
Andrea Galvin of Canton Community TV popped into Tommy's shop in Canton, Massachusetts to chat with Tommy, Al and Mark Libby about Rough Cut and his beginnings as a woodworker. Prior to heading into the St. Louis Woodworking Show last week Tommy sat down with KTRS...
All you St. Louis area woodworkers should head over to the Woodworking Show taking place there this weekend at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, IL, to meet Tommy and hear his presentation on Building Better Furniture. The show runs from Friday - Sunday, and...
Guest blogger Rick Waters, who had a hand in the inception of the WoodExpo, submitted this blog recently. You can meet with Rick at this year's WoodExpo in a few weeks. I get to work pretty early. I'm usually strolling into the place at about 6:35am. So, when I was...
There are some lessons in woodworking best learned through others' mistakes. Take, for instance, the case of Ronnie Helton of New Vienna, Ohio. Ronnie and his wife, Martha recently lost their garage and workshop in a fire, which was caused by a kerosene heater place...
I know that a number of 207 Forum members regularly use Google SketchUp for their woodworking design needs. It's a great, free tool that makes project planning that much easier. For those SketchUp users looking for a rendering tool, it looks like Shaderlight is one to...
Fine Woodworking and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship are co-producing a juried exhibition entitled "Regeneration: Fine Woodworkers Under 30." The exhibition will be held September 16 - November 22, 2011, at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture...
