The Daily Matt 1

| July 28, 2009

Just a little sneak peek of a new feature happening here at Matt’s Basement Workshop. Since so much happens between episodes I was looking for a way to get things out before they pass or I simply forgot. So starting today is something I’m calling “The Daily Matt”. After this segment is released you’ll only [...]

AWFS “Fresh Wood” Student Competition Winners

| July 26, 2009

Congrats to this year’s “Fresh Wood” student competition winners! Students from the High School level to College design and construction compete every year and the results are amazing. The work these students do is outstanding and in all honesty make me want to be a better woodworker!! Enjoy the pictures. Download Video File Help Support [...]

374 Day 2 at AWFS

| July 22, 2009

Day 2 of AWFS was just as exciting as Day 1. The day started out with a monorail ride to the venue and to my surprise the guy standing in front of me was Joe Harmon, the builder of Splinter. We had a chance to talk a little as we walked in the Convention Center [...]

Wood Talk Online No.57

| July 19, 2009

I know we are on our “summer break”, but Matt and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a Wood Talk Online at AWFS 2009. It was the first time Matt and I met in person and we had an awesome time at the show. In this episode, we give you our initial [...]

July Update & Matt with Scott Phillips!

| July 9, 2009

Hey everyone it’s almost mid-July and I’m working on some great stuff for when the show gets back up and running in August. I’ve finally had some REAL shop time and I’m getting back into building REAL projects. So look for them when things get back up and running! For now I wanted to share [...]