Category: Woodworking

A Special Magic Wand for the IBM President

27-07-2020

I don’t know about you, but every single day when I wake up, I thank God for my health. I still have enough eyesight and the stamina to do what needs to get done in life. I am also grateful for the amount of work that keeps me …

Puppetry Series: Painting and Stringing a Marionette

19-07-2020

This is the second post in my puppetry series. See the first post “Building a Marionette Controller” to follow from start to finish.
PART 2: Painting and Stringing a “Magical” Marionette
… By now the controllers are built and…

Building a Marionette – Making a Marionette Controller

12-07-2020

Keeping a strict schedule and routine is what kept me sane while taking care of Norm in the last five years he suffered dementia. My caretaking duties fine tuned my time-management skills. The drawback is that things can get bo…

Okito’s Tools

23-03-2020

I have always said, you can tell a lot about a person by the things they hang on their wall.

In our office we have this framed picture of Okito and his tools:

Norm l…

A Chair Fit of a King

17-02-2020

Many of you know that I am also a woodworker that likes to create custom wood products. This post was originally shared on my woodworking site: iWorkWithWood.com. However, since it was commissioned to be made as a special gift …