This is a page for Murray State Wood folk, past, present and future. And for the folk who appreci
05/14/2016
It's been a good year, babies. For you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwkej79U3ek
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles Music video by Vanessa Carlton performing A Thousand Miles. (C) 2000 Interscope Records
03/29/2016
Coming this week, all the way from Saluda, North Carolina!
01/26/2016
This is the face of success. I haven't cut finger joints in, oh, 18 years. Literally since my first semester in wood. But I did it ON MY FIRST TRY in demo today! Merciful Jesus!
09/17/2015
Dear children, this is pretty good stuff.
Practicing joinery Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.
Perfect. In every way, just perfect.
Advanced Wood Babies: the key is back in your studio door if you want to get ready for the semester. See you Tuesday!
04/17/2015
Instructions on Becoming a Wood Ninja: Finishing Edition
http://www.core77.com/posts/36044/The-Kanna-Finish-How-to-Get-Glass-Smooth-Surfaces-in-Wood-Without-Sandpaper-or-Varnish
The Kanna Finish: How to Get Glass-Smooth Surfaces in Wood Without Sandpaper or Varnish Sandpaper has to be the number one consumable in the modern-day furniture shop. But a subset of craftspeople, like Toshio Tokunaga and his four apprentices, don't use any of the stuff—yet are still able to achieve a glass-like finish on their furniture pieces, even absent varnish. Anti-sandpaper fur…
03/21/2015
If we listened to these wiseacres, then where would we be? But seriously, maybe think about this.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-confirms-no-need-to-make-new-chairs-for-the,36470/?fb_action_ids=10152840077832620&fb_action_types=og.shares
Report Confirms No Need To Make New Chairs For The Time Being WASHINGTON—A report released Tuesday by a team of researchers at the Brookings Institution has confirmed that the United States currently has enough chairs and there is no urgent need to produce new ones. Representing a five-year inquiry into the na...
03/19/2015
Check out the work of Jordan Gehman and Adam Manley, especially all you Advanced babies thinking about seating!
https://flatrateexchange.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/introducing-parcel-stool/
Introducing, "Parcel" stool Introducing the "PARCEL" stool! Parcel is the first project under the Flat Rate Exchange Design moniker and based on the parameters of the flat rate mailing options through USPS and FedEx. These si...
05/15/2014
pet the bunny!
An Island Full of Bunnies Click to see the picture and write a comment...
05/08/2014
MSU Wood-o-philes. On the fence about attending this years Furniture Society Conference?? Here is something to sweeten the pot, a chance to win a SawStop Cabinet saw!!
Ten out of Ten fingers recommend of these saws!
Guess what we're raffling off at conference? YES! A SawStop Industrial Cabinet Saw. These are very nice machines and they have the added benefit that several 9-fingered folks wish they'd known about. Buy your raffle tickets at conference and keep all your digits!
04/22/2014
For you cat people
Shared Table Where People Can Work and Cats Can Wander Wait a minute. Is that a cat inside a table? Created by Ruan Hao for Hangzhou and Hong Kong-based architecture firm LYCS, CATable is a functional wood table t…
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