They Don’t Always See
…notes where none existed before. I watched each part of the composition come together and then I saw in my mind’s eye a young woman at her bench shaving her…
…notes where none existed before. I watched each part of the composition come together and then I saw in my mind’s eye a young woman at her bench shaving her…
…and his friend, also a retired dentist. I began asking a question I ask many people at least once a day. What did it take for two of the most…
…often complain that marking gauges are difficult to use. They are not, but they can be at first. The problem is that people spike them down into the wood and…
…the workshops and spend a few hours simply working and making. The blog, forums and answering the emails and question takes a great deal of time now and so I…
…by minute throughout my time there with friends. Please look me up if you are at the shows and keep your questions coming in if you need help in working…
Someone (not the first one) asked why I am using pine instead of a hardwood. The suggestion in the question is sometimes more like; “Why use a trash wood when…
…by wedging. I sharpened one of the cutting irons, the 1/4″, and installed it in the plane. Everything on the plane was intact so it was only a question of…
…workbench, taught a nine-day workshop here in the UK (just completed) and indeed kept up with the day to day of keeping all of the other plates spinning steadily. Of…
…I am anxious not to apply more pressure than it takes to cause an increased awareness of all of the five senses. For me it’s a question of wakening my…
I have thoroughly tested the Spear & Jackson handsaws over several years, recommended them as an economical alternative to higher cost makes and those offered by premium makers. They might…
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