New Woodworking Article By Andy Chidwick

An Intro to Sculpted Furniture

Andy Chidwick, is a great designer-craftsman of sculptural furniture, and a good friend of mine. I like Andy because he is a creative, but more than that, he is a generous woodworker and carries the "Share the Love-Share the Knowledge" attitude. Since January, he has been traveling with the Woodworking Shows, giving seminars to share his sculptural design and furniture making techniques with woodworkers across the U.S. 

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​Sculptural Works By Andy Chidwick/images provided by Andy Chidwick and used with permission

As if living as a road warrior instructor for 3 months is not enough, he also just wrote a 4 page article which can be found in the most recent issue of Woodworker West. In the article, titled "Intro to Sculpted Furniture"  Andy does a nice job of covering the basic tools & foundation techniques for creating sculpted furniture.  You can read the digital copy of Woodworker West and check out Andy's article starting on page 36. 

​Thanks to Woodworker West for permission to use their page images.

Bonus: I Discovered A Great Magazine

After reading Andy's article I started checking out the rest of Woodworker West magazine, and I found that I really like it. Not just Andy's article, but the WHOLE magazine! Until Andy had told me about his latest article, I had never heard of Woodworker West.

Take a look at this issue for Andy's article and be sure to check out the rest of the magazine. It is really a great resource of information, not just for the how-to, but also for show and exhibition listings that you might be interested in seeing or displaying your work in. That information is not really shared in the standard woodworking magazines.

One  more thing that woodworkers may find of particular interest are the special memorial issues covering the passing of Sam Maloof and James Krenov.  These are still available. 

For more information on subscriptions check out Woodworker West subscription information.​

I had only intended to share with you Andy's article, but I was so impressed with the magazine I had to share my thoughts on it with you as well. ​

Until next time - Be safe in your own shop!

Todd A. Clippinger

Share the Love - Share the Knowledge

Help Support Garage Woodworks

If you haven't heard of Brian Grella or Garage Woodworks, then you are missing out!

Brian has been creating woodworking videos a good 4 years now at his site Garage Woodworks. I have been following Brian for most of those years, and have had some good exchanges with him since we both make videos. I consider him to be a genuine "Share the Love-Share the Knowledge" kind of guy.

Brian's editing and content is great as he shares with the woodworking community. But he has only been shooting in standard def. Now he is looking to upgrade his video camera equip to high-def to deliver better video and he is asking for our support. 

​With Brian's consistent track record of producing woodworking videos and his efforts to energize the woodworking community, I believe in what he does and have chosen to support him in his efforts to raise funds for a new camera. To me, this is just a great way to say "Thanks Man!" for all he has brought us. I encourage you to join me with a contribution. Supporting him is easy at his gofundme page.

If there is any doubt about what Brian has been delivering to the woodworking community, check out his website Garage Woodworks and go through his videos. And by visiting his site you will also find that he has a number of other resources available such as conversion charts and wood movement calculators that woodworkers will find helpful. 

Your friend in the shop-​

Todd A. Clippinger

Share the Love-Share the Knowledge

My Favorite Glue Scraper

​Hey everybody!

I am really excited to bring another video to the woodworking and DIY community. In this video I share my favorite tool for scraping dry glue squeeze out from a project.

I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.​

​Your friend in the shop,

​Todd A. Clippinger

Share the Love-Share the Knowledge