Buying good tools cheap – What planes do you use?
I would that someone would have come out with the regular Stanley #4 plane Bailey pattern again. You know, the lightweight one. One with nice Padauk or curly cherry handles….
I would that someone would have come out with the regular Stanley #4 plane Bailey pattern again. You know, the lightweight one. One with nice Padauk or curly cherry handles….
…do the masterclasses for the Woodworking Shows starting January 2013 and you can examine mine at the shows. It’s not fancy, it’s functional, lightweight, strong and very practical. I started…
…They add to it, and very soon, maybe in only a matter of days or weeks, they suddenly get it. That sharpened edge comes in an instant, the chisel severs…
…precludes I often wonder about this. Competitions, presentations and such serve many purposes and in a country built on competition I see how winners become accepted and validated and all…
Timber Framing Workshops for Everyone The significance of timber framed structures throughout Europe and the USA cannot be denied when it comes to man’s quest for surviving seasons of harshness…
Three days and Module I – Dovetails for Box Making is completed. Tomorrow we begin Module II – Housing Dadoes for Book Cases and more continues. Penrhyn Castle workshops is…
…into my thumb, we managed to complete a major section revolving around layout of the shelves and mortise and tenons. Tomorrow we may get most of the filming done, which…
…of the shelf plus two thickness of the rod of 1/8”. Then add 1”. So, as an example, my shelf is 126mm (5”) wide. I start with the 1 3/8”…
The Daffodils are Welcoming New Students this Coming Weekend This coming weekend we start another nine-day workshop where we make dovetailed boxes, a bookshelf unit and an oak table. It’s…
…then compromises the old against the shiny new, the cost increases and then finding the plate and ordering it takes it out of my DIY realm and the realm of…
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