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10, 2013
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09, 2013
New Fiddle Videos
I recently realized that there was not much on the internet that showed me playing fiddle at normal fiddling tempos so I asked my friend Bruno to film me [...]
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09, 2013
First Shoe Class a Success!
I just finished teaching my first shoe making class which went incredibly well. Four students, including a 13 year old, all finished their shoes in four days. And they [...]
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06, 2013
Shoe Making Classes
Starting in August I will be teaching shoe making classes out of my home in Asheville, NC. I will be teaching two different styles of shoes; a 10th [...]
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04, 2013
The Cordwainer
Most people are familiar with the term Cobbler, which is someone who repairs shoes, but fewer are familiar with the term Cordwainer, which is someone who MAKES shoes. My [...]
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01, 2013
Bill “Bubba” Martin – King of Squares
(The following is the memorial speech at I gave for my friend and mentor, Bill Martin, who passed away this past September. I gave the speech at the 14th [...]
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12, 2012
Almost Home
Last weekend I had a very successful work party that saw the floor of my cabin going down and the walls going up in one day. The community spirit [...]
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11, 2012
My 8×12 Portable Cabin
I am a week away from raising my tiny cabin. I've been scavenging materials all summer and framing out the wall panels for the last few weeks. Once I [...]
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08, 2012
Building Roots
I've just finished the first in a hopefully long series of projects aimed at setting down roots in my new home of Asheville, NC. Where did I start? with [...]
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07, 2012
Just a Little Bit Longer
For those of you eager to view the square dance videos that I uploaded to the internet, unfortunately you will have to wait a little bit longer. The donor [...]