by Rick | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal, The Burly Log Blog
Why did it take me 2 years to turn this simple bowl on a lathe? Here’s the back story so it all makes sense. My son, Isaac, turned me on to turning wood a few years ago when he brought a lathe to my shop and the tools I needed to turn a pen. I argued with him,...
by Rick | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog
These handcrafted pens generated 2,080 meals for the hungry. Not bad for dead piece of wood. This story began a bit over a year ago when my son, Isaac, gave me a woodworking lathe. I owned one 30 years ago, but after it flipped a tool through my workshop window, I...
by Rick | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog, Writing Tips
I love to write and recently resumed the practice of handwritten letters. My favorite instrument of choice, hands down, is a fountain pen. Using a fountain pen on fine paper requires an entirely different way of writing than which I am accustomed. I am also a...
