Things have been a little busy in the Lingenfelter household lately.  I haven’t had any time to post and even less time to working the shop.  I have made some progress on the mini-bench.  I’m to the point where I have attached the face vise.  The hand wheels aren’t turning that smoothly, so I need to troubleshoot that problem.  Once that is fixed, I only need to drill a few dog holes and we will be cooking with gas!

Lately I’ve been doing some research on the Greene & Greene style.  I think there are a few projects I would like to do in this style.  In researching this topic I came across Darrell Peart, who is an amazing craftsman who builds in the Greene & Greene style.  You can find him over at www.furnituremaker.com.  I recently picked up his book and it is incredible.  I haven’t finished the book yet, but when I have I will post a little write-up on it.

While looking at Darrell’s web site, I saw he was teaching some classes over at The Port Townsend School of Woodworking, which isn’t too far me.  I tried to sign up for one of his 2-day classes, but it was filled up ☹.  I’m on a waiting list to see if I can get in.  The ironic thing is, Marc “The Wood Whisperer” just posted he’s taking a weeklong class from Darrell Peart, at William Ng’s School.  I can’t wait to hear about his experience with the class.

This weekend is looking good for some shop time.  I hope to be able to post some pictures of the mini-bench soon.