My eye scans the winding sticks that span the oak and there the twist stands proud beyond my half cocked eye The rough plane strikes the highs to bring them low and so again I span the oak with sticks to see if winding still stands proud And soon my hands deliver power through the …
I don’t know of many that rely on winding sticks for detecting twist in boards and billets these days but I use mine often as in days past most woodworkers did. Like the square and the shooting board, these simple pieces were essential to producing accurate work; a slight twist on one rail or stile …
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I felt troubled that anyone would consider buying what can readily be made from real wood. Especially for real woodworkers. I can understand someone buying their initial workbench in certain circumstances but eventually it’s most likely they will rise to the challenge of building their first workbench themselves. Having something to work from might possibly …
Here are some drawings to help Corner inlay The corner rebate is best done with a marking gauge, knife and tenon saw. The Veritas marking gauge works well for this type of gauge work as it works like a …
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on A New week of flexing beginsIt's actually this idea that helped me with working with hand tools. I started out with a bunch of very dull tools and never knew better so I fought and fought and fought the wood.…
on Prepping Wood VII+/- 0.25 mm I guess this is for non-working surfaces (I mean not for axle in hole for example). Although metal is generally seen as stable in ordinary life, dimensions change with… on Prepping Wood VIII have this problem with my progressive focal lenses. Although it is only in the direction right to left or left to right but not while looking from near to far along the board. Th…
on A New week of flexing beginsI was just having this delima.....I mean learning experience, yesterday. I was working with some white oak cross cutting, first attempt was a disaster. Took a deep breathe, thought…
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on Knowing your RouterYou know, there really is not that much to hand-tool woodworking. People often comment after I have said something like this, and it can be said disparagingly, that all you need is…