Amazon goes nuts... - 06/19/2022 I checked pricing on two of my books on Amazon and learned that they've jacked the price up over the suggested retail. I don't know the reasons for it as most publishers find Amazon's strategies to be inexplicable. In the meantime, LeeValley.com has my Guide to Woodworking with Kids, [...]
end of busy week. - 06/19/2022 The photos tell an interesting story. Henry finished his chess box in the Clear Spring School wood shop. The school Froebel blocks found a new use at the Clear Spring School end of year program, providing seating for the audience. In years past chairs were brought out, but that's old schoo [...]
Designing on SketchUp - 06/18/2022 I find that it is far easier to simply make boxes than to design them, but that using design software to present their making to readers is useful. I began using Sketchup at the request of an editor at Taunton Press to communicate with their illustrators and editors. By laying things out in Sketc [...]
Small town life, page 2 - 01/09/2022 Valley Nebraska where my dad's store was located was typical of the situation all across the US as small towns were gradually being gobbled up by the expansion of larger cities. Shopping in Omaha offered a much wider variety of goods than what my father could offer in his store. He did take a l [...]