An Old Ward Chisel Sets the Standard Still
…relies on the reputation the founders and makers of the company established. The tools were once excellent and competed with the best Sheffield had to offer. Not so any more…
…relies on the reputation the founders and makers of the company established. The tools were once excellent and competed with the best Sheffield had to offer. Not so any more…
…be shorter. The longer the workpiece the greater the compression and the more evident the difference in length will be. Wood also compresses beneath the plane and springs back into…
…others and some not. Why? Well, when things become common they often end up just being taken for granted as entitlement and are treated commonly. In my artwork I have…
…violinist strokes the bow on their instrument. Why should it be any different than an athlete training every day for prolonged periods to engage in competitive sports? I have experience…
…with all the 12 new episodes it takes to make one. Plus, I also have one of my Brazos rocking chairs which I just completed in December. I am pulling…
…in school before and that this was something simply called woodworking. Mr Hope’s more sallow complexion and his casual demeanour belied an inner vitality I had yet to witness in…
…Candy bars and cereal packages are a good example and key players in this. They did this so as not to lose sales by upping the price. Mostly it’s about…
…workman skilled in his field. Those examining him were fellow craftsman in the Guild. The applicant would be time-served, both as an apprentice and a journeyman, and his evaluated work…
…and see the whole as simply woodworking or working wood. Dismantling the various pieces in my mind by what I examined and observed gave me the deeper insights to joinery…
…areas for inlays can be almost impossible without them and they far exceed recessing with power routers when it comes to personal and project safety. Let’s plummet the depths a…
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