Plane No 3—The Shoulder plane
…companies eventually saw their demise, but then this opened a market to those with the stick-with-it-ness to continue in the industry of making. Preston was such a company as was…
…companies eventually saw their demise, but then this opened a market to those with the stick-with-it-ness to continue in the industry of making. Preston was such a company as was…
…my refusal. Easing the bottom of a door, taking off a shaving where a door still sticks, are common enough necessities. The planes I have can deal easily with such…
…that comes from and through devotion. It was once a common phenomenon amongst crafting artisans who worked by their hand. These were artists in craft. Craft therefore can be read…
…and in the countryside or anywhere else. It’s compact, easy to use and versatile too. I am a compose in the lens guy and not a crop-it-later guy. I look…
…the two countries (two countries divided by a common language) as a compromise but the compromise really works without diminishing anything at all. Hybridising housing with dado tells me and…
…late. So, so easily done. A complex range of pores create the ring porous dynamic of my oak score The scraper becomes a useful tool for exaggerating the corduroy pattern….
…my next project and hope to pull that together throughout the day. Izzy wanted/needed some images for some work she is doing for commonwoodworking.com so we did that work straight…
…as our flexibilities are more affected by our comfort limitations. Sometimes, considering our comfort zone might limit our understanding and learning and of course, such things can be a waste…
…dull by use just as easily as they ever did. We may have more advanced steel types that give greater wear resistance and better edge retention, but that too comes…
…piece before attaching – not always so easy a decision. And so it is in woodworking; like wood, life comes with knots in it and most knots cause diverse dipping…
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