A follow-up
…I have four marks on my workbench even though I do not advocate double bevel sharpening as in primary and secondary bevel or so-called micro-bevel sharpening. The marks are a…
…I have four marks on my workbench even though I do not advocate double bevel sharpening as in primary and secondary bevel or so-called micro-bevel sharpening. The marks are a…
…for use with near-zero set up from a shelf at the left-hand end of my workbench. They also give me the cleanest sharpening system, which I find important for my…
…old apprentice. At the end of an 8-foot workbench it really suited me (and the bosses) well. Little did I realised that at age 16 I was to be forced…
…workbench, I’m in a world seldom known by most today, certainly so-called professionals, that is. The brick walls become a shield and shelter. They take away most but not all…
…of inner depth These opening lines of mine, what I’m writing here and hitherto unwritten, are just as important as going to the workbench and lifting the tools to work….
…a workbench and now a tool chest. It has been a most wonderful thing to see people grow as I sow, weed, water, replant and wait for the harvest. Together…
…they knew the sanctity of working together, of sharing space, workbenches, atmosphere, places, work. They were, well, grateful. It seemed to me a hidden merit that the men had bonded…
…woodworking I probably would not do it at all. The only time I might lay my plane on its side is if something was spilt unexpectedly on the workbench that…
…their knowledge and skill in real woodworking. The pieces are indeed many a dozen ranging from my traditional English Joiner’s workbench all the way through to the desktop organiser which…
…lift my spirits as motes spin in the early sunbeams and I dread days when tools must go away and work sits idly on my workbench as if to wait…
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