We own a 1906 home in Seattle that we’ve been steadily renovating. I started building furniture in earnest after our remodel added a garage in 2009. Thus begin my woodworking.
I’ve added leather work to the things I do. I started my business to allow me to make things for folks that are needed and wanted. My blog and Instagram feeds detail many of my making processes.
Hope you find something on my site that you like.
sheworkswood.com 
The name of your blog reminded me of this site:
http://www.sheridesabeemer.com/
Nothing to do with woodworking but a hoot anyway.
LOL!
I really enjoyed looking through your blog. Great work!
wow, what an informative and interesting site! I’m relatively new to woodworking and am building my second guitar. I’m building it at a workshop where all we use is hand tools, except for a band saw and a drill press. I’ll definitely trawl through more of your site!
Thanks so much! I’ve learned a ton from others sites some of which I also have listed on mine.
BTW, I’m totally impressed by anyone who makes instruments! I’m looking forward to watching and learning from your site as well. 🙂
Hi Marilyn,
Just wanted to say Hi. I have been lurking here (in a good way) the last couple of day’s, I really enjoy your work and blog.
Thanks,
Tim
LOL! Your comment made me chuckle. I’m sure I have lots of lurkers .. no confessions necessary. 😀
Hi,
Vickie Woodcock from Selkie Wood Works. I love your projects! They are beautiful and really well done. Would it be ok if I include your blog on my blogsite? It’s http://www.selkiewoodworks.blogspot.com.
Thanks and keep on making that sawdust!
Best,
Vickie
Thank you! And you bet, I just added you to my reader and will to my blogroll as well.
Hello,
I have read your articles with great interest. Much like many others you have provided a lot of inspiration. Thankyou for that.
I recently read your post regarding our mitre box, and was especially interested in how you restored the saw included. Could you possible give any pointers regarding the removal of the former rivets? I recently obtained four very old saws featuring similar rivets, which I would remove before reworking handles and blades but am not sure whether to drill them out, or to use a different method.
Kind regards
John
Here’s a couple of ideas:
http://www.badaxetoolworks.com/unlocking-a-frozen-sawnut.html
http://alaskawoodworker.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/removing-a-spinning-saw-nut/
Hello Marylin,
thanks a million. I’ll give it a shot!
Kind regards
John
Hey,
I was just browsing through your site and there were some non-working references that I ran into. For instance if you go to https://sheworkswood.com/instructional-resources/dovetailing/ and try to click on Chopping a mortise , you’ll notice the link doesn’t send you to where it should (or am I the only one experiencing this)? There are a few more cases like this and I’d be happy to point them out if you’d like me to. I’m just letting you know because I realize how difficult it can be to find these little issues when you are busy running a website, so thought I’d help out a little bit.
Thanks for your great content,
Mark
Thanks! I’ll check it out.
Great Website. I am down here in Tacoma and just starting my hand tool woodworking adventure and your blog is a great inspiration to me I am taking weekend classes at the Port Townsend woodworking school and learning everything I can online and DVDs. Its a bit challenging at times but hopefully I can make it to your level. I hope I get to bump into you at a Seattle woodworking event some day.
Luther
Thanks! Sounds like you’re off to a great start.
If you like, you could join us for the local Seattle Modern Woodworking gatherings. If you’re interested send me an email @ muthrie@gmail.com. BTW there’s a tool swap this weekend at Seattle Central Community College that you might be interested in as well.
What a great, heartening site. I am an antiques restorer and am looking to take a course–preferably one with mostly women, and women of all ages at that–to learn to use some hand tools that at this point still baffle me. I had heard of a woman who had gotten a grant to teach woodworking classes but have been unable to find her site. I believe she was located in either Vermont or New Hampshire, but I’m not sure. Do you know of her? My email is straydogantiques@me.com. I would so appreciate any info. Thanks much. Hilary
Not really a woodworker myself but I could spend HOURS perusing your gallery. So much talent, beauty and originality. It’s like creativity PORN.
You’ve really inspired this suburban girl in Australia to start woodworking. I’ve built a few custom mailboxes out of bits of iron, wood and other materials but its my dream to create personalised, special custom letterboxes. Some new designs now to include more wood.
Beautiful stuff. I’m so surprised this is not your permanent living.
I’ve been reading your posts for the last couple of hours. I find it really inspiring. You definitely got a new subscriber!