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What the Fú?
10 Jul 2026
Disptach: Sanding, sanding, sanding.
3 Jul 2026
Brush Notes: Preparing MDF as a ground for veneering.
29 Jun 2026
Dispatch: A Van Full of Veneer
26 Jun 2026
Dispatch: Deskbound
19 Jun 2026
Disptach: Dovetail keys, champagne, and the Domino question.
12 Jun 2026
Dispatch: Exhibition, Glue Failure and Decisions Decisions Decisions
5 Jun 2026
Brush Notes: Glue Failure
5 Jun 2026
Brush Notes: Base, done.
4 Jun 2026
Brush Notes: Novel Joinery or an Abomination?
3 Jun 2026
Essay: Why the Way We Make Things Matters
2 Jun 2026
Dispatch: The $32 vacuum press (sort of).
29 May 2026
Brush Notes: Goodbye ancient joinery, hello modern techniques (Red Gum Desk Part 4)
29 May 2026
Brush Notes: Veneer bag and auto-cycling veneer pump for $200, not $4000.
27 May 2026
Brush Notes: What's faster, hand or power tools? (Red Gum Desk Part 3)
25 May 2026
Dispatch: Haul Ass?
22 May 2026
Brush Notes: Decorative Tenons and a New Invention (Red Gum Desk Part 2)
20 May 2026
Brush Notes: Red Gum the Paradox (Red Gum Desk Part 1)
19 May 2026
Bench Mark: So What the Heck Is an Àn Table, Anyway?
15 May 2026
Brush Notes: A Paring Jig
15 May 2026
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