#woodworking

#woodworking

De Lara transforms everyday tools, plants, and furniture into anthropomorphic and surreal forms. These works act as vessels of memory, resilience, and humor, but also as pointed reflections on the immigrant experience, queer identity, and the liminal space of DACA status, the temporary US policy that offers young undocumented immigrants protection from deportation and the ability to work legally, though without a path to permanent residency or citizenship.

You can't always work out where the line between actor and character begins and ends as far as Nick Offerman is concerned, he says that his deadpan personality comes from when he was a Catholic choirboy and lector, where he would read things with the utmost sincerity, and my cousin would be cracking up because he knew I was full of shit.

Eoin Reardon, aka @pintofplane, is a traditional woodworker who hails from Crossbarry, Co Cork. The 24-year-old craftsman has 1.67m YouTube subscribers, 3.4m followers on TikTok, and 575,000 followers on Instagram. He only taught himself the basics of woodworking during the pandemic - and then went on to build a worldwide following by sharing videos of his passion on social media. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news

Mango. It might sound a little unusual, but the wood of the mango tree is attractive, hardwearing, and relatively cheap. So, opting for mango over a more expensive hardwood might allow you to be more creative than you expected in your kitchen design.

The Ace Makerspace Woodworking and Metalworking experience includes a one-hour certification class that covers shop etiquette, safe tool use, and space sharing guidelines.

Fiskars makes modern, functional axes that'll chop wood well and hold up with minimal to no maintenance. This splitting axe is a great entry point into the world of axes.

The connection between craftsperson and wood is immediate. This is how I found my true identity as it mirrors my life's journey of self-discovery.