Reflections
…on in my days at the workbench. We talk now in terms of how we should exemplify being proud by expressions we gather by following the examples of more famous…
…on in my days at the workbench. We talk now in terms of how we should exemplify being proud by expressions we gather by following the examples of more famous…
…soft blush on the end of his toolbox carcass. I wasn’t examining his dovetails, it was a certain level of perfection that caught my eye. Perfection for me comes in…
…saying we will be through this in a few short weeks. Today, I heard that there are so many variants coming from abroad we have imposed a travel ban on…
…of least resistance. It’s not at all unusual for a screw to follow a radius of a growth ring is a good example. This is especially so where the growth…
…to go. The issue for me comes when business woodworkers abandon all handwork and then diss hand methods without ever having tried hand methods. I met a serious furniture maker…
…how many times I have surprised myself by perfection in my work. I sweep my shop and see the order of something completed and though I might not say it…
…the seating of all the components. As far as I know, I was the first to ever do this and make it so public in my book, Essential Woodworking Hand…
…become so in woodworking. I think the Shinto sawrasp is indeed such a tool. You might compare it to the Surform plane as it was once called “in the day.”…
…ray cell. Hmm! This knowledge comes only by experiencing the wood you work in your zone at your hands and NY your willingness to sometimes be patient, experiment and take…
…the inside corners of my dining table leg are an excellent example. I have never seen this done by anyone nor seen its application used anywhere. On the other hand,…
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