Catching Up

As you may have noticed – and I hope that you did – last week there was no post. Today I have something that I hope makes you smile. And I promise that next week there will be more woodworking in my message.

On a recent trip to Pennsylvania for a week long teaching gig, I found myself standing in front of more than a few bottles of wine. As my eyes scoured the many choices, I couldn’t help but notice a couple of bottles by Hayes Valley, which is a California produced wine. Interestingly, Hayes uses woodworking graphics on the labels. (At the left is a 2011 Merlot, and at the right is a 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon.) On the label is a antique hand screw clamp – of course, it couldn’t have been a table saw or router.  My guess is that the company is trying to say that after a single bottle of Hayes Valley Merlot, you’re screwed. Or maybe the message is that this California winery uses every last drop squeezed from the grape to make its Cabernet. Or, we pictured an antique hand screw because our wine-making processes are slow and outdated.

If you have a thought to add, or if you know of other products that feature woodworking images on the label, please add a comment below. Until then …

Build Something Great!

Glen

 

 

 

Online Extras Transferred to New Blog

On The Woodworker’s Edge website – the old site – there were a number of online extras located in the lower right-hand corner of the homepage. These extras – at least those that I find useful and not totally outdated – have been brought over to the new site and now live on a separate page under the heading of “Online Extras.” Clever, huh? While that information may  be of little importance to you at this time, it may well become more important as new articles are published in Popular Woodworking Magazine.

On most magazine projects that I build, I constantly hear from woodworkers looking for any additional information available. As it is, I take far too many photos than what could be included in the article and I understand that more photos may give you that wee bit extra that you need to knock out the project without any hesitation. Therefore, I’ll  post any and all photos of the published project under the “Online Extras” page. All you need do is search for Extras in the search box. Simple enough? And of course, you can always contact me with specific questions via email.

Build Something Great!

Glen