Aug 25, 2015 | Beehive, Framing, Woodworking
Here’s a quick Q & A of the frame building video and mounting works on paper without using glass. There were a lot of questions and comments on using wood glue instead of archival glue for this project and hear thoughts on that. Also, learn to make a small...
Aug 22, 2015 | Framing, Woodworking
Learn how to make custom frames with aluminum leaf for paintings by the well-known artist Elwood Howell who lives and paints in East Hampton. Elwood paints on heavy duty paper and these paintings are mounted and framed in walnut with aluminum leaf without using...
Aug 5, 2015 | Photo of the week, Uncategorized
Every week on Wednesday, we’ll be posting a photo of the week to share some of the action in the shop, studio, or around the barn….or just an interesting picture and short story from everyday life. This week’s photo is of the “Swarm...
Mar 13, 2015 | Beehive, Special Projects, Uncategorized
Well, unfortunately the bees didn’t survive the winter… kinda sad news for anyone who’s been following the first year of Jon’s top bar beehive project, but it’s also been a great learning experience. The comments coming in on YouTube...
Sep 9, 2014 | Special Projects
Take a look as we harvest some honey from the top bar beehive I made earlier this spring. It’s great to see how well the hive did in its first year. We also add some additional bars to the hive to give the bees some more room.
Aug 7, 2014 | Special Projects
Good morning all, started the day off with a quick hive inspection. Everything is looking really good to me in the hive, but this is my first year keeping bees and I have a ton to learn. It’s great to see that the bees are building their comb and are...