Creative spheres have their own colour
…you work. It’s a place dedicated to work that surrounds you with the exact tools and workbench you need to complete a wide range of tasks. In every sense of…
…you work. It’s a place dedicated to work that surrounds you with the exact tools and workbench you need to complete a wide range of tasks. In every sense of…
…was show that bevel-up planes will not out-perform bevel-down planes and actually will not come close to giving the performance of bevel-down planes for most work. I also countered advice…
Our New Video Series is Up! I wanted to update you on our new and latest training videos that teach you to make workbench stool and bar stools. This is…
Today begins the new Shaker Deacon’s workbench series that deploys hand tools to the whole of the project and no lathe or machines at all. Getting people off the conveyor…
To perhaps close out my workbench series on the bench I currently use I thought you might want some close ups of some things I particularly think makes my work…
…the bars that guide the vise closing. In my case 4″. Remember that my vise jaws are set 1/8″ down below the benchtop for plane safety when planing. the last…
…a finish that needs only minimal swipes with my bench plane to get a pristine, glass-like finish needing no further improvement especially by sanding it machine marks. That’s half of…
…the basic Bailey-pattern smoothing plane. This older plane was made by ECE plane makers and has an Hearnshaw Brothers cutting iron. Here the results are evident, and all for just £2. Imagine!…
If you’ve read passed blogs you’ll know I often use two tools alongside one another at the same time meaning saws, planes scrapers and such. Using two planes alternately and…
…stopped the iron from being driven in or shocked out in the usual manner. Knowing moulding planes as I do so well I knew that with the right physical forces…