In the Present
…for centuries. It’s nice to think something might be too good for burning. Wood scraps often make it to my special woods. A gathering of unique pieces that are common…
…for centuries. It’s nice to think something might be too good for burning. Wood scraps often make it to my special woods. A gathering of unique pieces that are common…
…immaterial as no one would lie on their backs under a table to examine his work. It didn’t matter and he was under pressure to complete the work for his…
. . . the Plane With Teeth Here’s another rambling from my mid-night, overtime excursions where I explore issues once common to woodworkers and write best twixt 3 am and…
…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…
…cut it even though I like them. Before anyone writes in to comment on this screw-type or that screw-type being the bestest and mostest, that is not what this article…
…I can expand on some things a littler more with my reasoning here too. Also, go to commonwoodworking.com if you are new to or relatively new to hand tool woodworking….
…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 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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