My minimalist tool list – a good chisel hammer
This is my hammer for chisel work I know that it doesn’t look much, but I have used a Thor 12-712N Nylon Hammer for at least two years and really…
This is my hammer for chisel work I know that it doesn’t look much, but I have used a Thor 12-712N Nylon Hammer for at least two years and really…
Warrington hammer Hammers are important tools in the furniture makers arsenal but we don’t really need large ones and less so claw hammers. I have owned this hammer since a…
In the chaos of the confused world at large I watch the group women knitting in the corner of the café. The woman in the corner chats as she spins…
Just a reminder to sign up for a workshop as early as possible. The February workshop here in the UK is now filling and so too March and classes further…
The post lady (mail lady? US) brought an armful of heavy packages today that gave me a good start to my workday. Mostly this comprised Stanley 4s and 4 1/2s…
One of my sons, Aber, had a 7-hour interview assessment for Rolls Royce in Derby and so I spent some time in the Westfield centre in Derby. It’s a pretty…
Somerset, NJ 24-26 February 2012 Woodworking has changed through the decades, some changes for the better and some not. What has not changed is the desire to work with wood….
I went to the car boot sale at Llandygai where I live and found this old tenon saw. It’s one made by R Groves & Sons and though I have…
The woodlands fade beyond the steps above the sea and leave me in pockets ice-cold as North Wales alone can be in wintry times that foreign climes seem less inclined…
What a treat the Sandusky plough (plow US) turned out to be. I spent a couple of hours cleaning but beyond that and oiling…