Category Archives: Grandpa’s Workshop

‘Grandpa’s Workshop’ in Chalk and Asphalt

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

Graphic designer and woodworker Tom Buhl reproduced an illustration of “Grandpa’s Workshop” for the Santa Barbara I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, and it is quite cool. You can see more photos of the painting being made here. See more … Continue reading →

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The Mad Chef Abuses Fine Belgian Beer

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Editor’s note: Normally, we would not post a blog entry such as this, where a writer abuses a fine Belgian ale. But because this is Brian Anderson, who happily translated “Grandpa’s Workshop” for all of us, I am willing to … Continue reading →

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The Mad Chef’s Milk Paint gets a Shellacking

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Despite word from Tibet from my milk paint supplier that Agnes the yak was busy assembling her hope chest and flirting shamelessly with a certain strapping young specimen of yakhood, I decided that I needed to take the bull by … Continue reading →

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A Six-board Chest – a la Français

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

Well, actually it was more like a 12-board chest, but they were 2-meter-long skinny tongue-and-groove floorboards that I glued together, so I guess it still counts. I have ended up using quite a bit of the tongue-and-groove pine, either 3/4″ … Continue reading →

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About that Odd Tool from ‘Grandpa’s Workshop’

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

It is not often that my love of tool geekery and word geekery coincide. But over several posts about “Grandpa’s Workshop” and the besaigue (bisaigue) there have been some questions about the tool and how to pronounce the word. It … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Grandpa’s Workshop

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

“Look, it’s Jean-le-Vert!” Grandpa’s Workshop is real, and we visited it last weekend in Normandy. My wife and I and two girls spent a long weekend in Normandy. It is a beautiful region, known for its timber-framed longhouses with reed … Continue reading →

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A Review of ‘Grandpa’s Workshop’

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Scott Stahl, aka The Pragmatic Woodworker, has posted a review of “Grandpa’s Workshop” on his blog. As Scott is a father with a 10-year-old daughter, I was particularly interested and pleased to see how his young one reacted to the … Continue reading →

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Recent Shop Talk

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

“You could just buy a window like that in a store. But maybe not in oak, or not unless you went to a joiner. What kind of wood did you use for the bottom part there?” “At school we had … Continue reading →

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Update on ‘Grandpa’s Workshop’

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Our shipment of “Grandpa’s Workshop” arrived late yesterday and – thanks to some help from friends – we got the first 400 packed up before bedtime. The printing quality of the book is top shelf – it was worth the … Continue reading →

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‘Grandpa’s Workshop’ Ships Tomorrow

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Our shipment of “Grandpa’s Workshop” arrives tomorrow morning. As soon as I get the books under tarps, I’ll start mailing them out to readers. Apologies to everyone for the manufacturing delays. They were out of our control, and no amount … Continue reading →

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