Block planes reviewed
…both planes and like their apron plane especially, because it’s simple and compact and the most common need for a block plane, and the reason they were often called an…
…both planes and like their apron plane especially, because it’s simple and compact and the most common need for a block plane, and the reason they were often called an…
…as their hands help one another and their minds combine to resolve problems in the wood and tools they work with. This was common in the workplace where I served…
…In those days I’d work long days in the wilderness watching for out wild boar and snakes of every kind. I learned to sense danger as I worked with come-alongs…
On Then With the Thoroughbred Saw Horses Saw horses of this type depend on four-point contact with compound cuts to the foot and to the shoulders of the legs….
…future things I’ll make. An idea comes to me when I see a blank sheet of paper in my mind’s eye. An idea comes to me when I see a…
…creates its own unique texture. Counting the cost of any work must be assessed prior to commencement because knowing you have what it takes to complete it is important. Any…
…myself in the zone. Prototypes come in here and that’s the greater fun because i can identify all of the problems you are likely to come across. i just finished…
And they do come around quickly, don’t they? My carvings grace the doors of historic San Antonio, Texas. The building was a restored winery of the 1800s and these medallions…
…third the way through. This project has many complexities as I said in a previous post. I am inspired by what we have all accomplished. My tool box is finished…
…a perfect edge and a single shaving as a result of compulsivity. They are not interested in using the plane as I might when fitting and trimming, surfacing for a…
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