The October issue of Woodwork Magazine arrived in my mailbox today, with my latest Sloyd article inside. The article is based on my visit to Nääs, Sweden in May of 2006, and some might wonder why something from the 19th century would be at all important in the 21st. If you are curious, buy it when it hits the bookstores next week.

Today I've been making a contemporary walnut base for a rustic cabinet. I am out on a limb. Who knows how it will turn out. But then if we already knew such things, what fun would there be? And why would we make the effort? Tomorrow I'll have more to show.