| This blog is written by BTimmons | 24 entries so far |
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Rescuing a wood body rebate (rabbet) plane
View on YouTube Been a while since I’ve been active here, but hey, why not.
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Start your kids on hand tools. They'll love it!
Turns out that my little girl can rock a spokeshave. She asked me to help her make a mallet for ...
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(Short Video) Here's a marshmallow crossbow I made for my daughter. She loves it.
(Edited) Looks like I forgot to link to the actual video. Sorry! Inspiration courtesy of Stev...
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My work has just been featured The Wood Whisperer! Thoughts on becoming a seller, video included.
http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/articles/from-hobbyist-to-seller-starting-a-side-business/ Dec...
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Just a video of me and the wooden beard and hair combs that I make.
I met a local videographer and had a blast shooting this video! It’s more of a general ove...
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My shop, Big T Woodworks, has just been featured on HandmadeMen.com!
It’s mainly about my story in woodworking thus far, such as the cartoonish over sized hamme...
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The launch of Big T Woodworks - My first day on Etsy was a success!
Just before midnight on the 13th, I opened my Etsy store, Big T Woodworks. Of course, I want...
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I went to a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event last weekend in Dallas (pictures)
This weekend I drove to Dallas and attended a Lie Nielsen sponsored hand tool event at Wood World...
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Parenthood and woodworking - What counts
Yesterday evening was a reminder of why I do what I do, as a parent, and as a woodworker. Duri...
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Dark Box for Old Timey Pictures #1: Frame and panel construction, overlapping through mortises
The project for my photographer friend is coming along, at least far enough to bother documenting...
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How to ensure no one is stealing your images or otherwise not crediting your work online
I saw this thread and thought it was important to share this bit of information. You can now use...
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Spokeshave rehab
A kind LJ frequenting the HPOYD thread noticed a question I asked about spokeshaves, and was nice...
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Adventures of a time traveling woodworker
As much as us hand tool junkies appreciate old fashioned tools that work as well as the day they ...
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Another visit with a local LJ, an unbelievable vise, and wood gloat!
Last night I was welcomed for another visit to the shop belonging to local LJ cabmaker, so he cou...
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And then suddenly, walnut!
What oh what am I supposed to make out of this? My dad in law was putting a ton of things in stor...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #4: Fixing stupid mistakes, but it's finally taking shape.
The shims I glued to my tenons are ready to be pared back. Seems like the mortises were just a l...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #3: Tweaking the fit, first coat of oil finish
Last time I didn’t have all four bottom surfaces sitting flat. Turns out this was due to t...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #2: More bandsaw shaping, some drilling, and lots of sanding
In case you missed it, here is Part 1 in this series. First thing I did was employ my new-to-m...
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Been waiting a long time to say this. Ahem... "TOOL GLOAT!"
Snagged this bad boy yesterday on Craigslist for $75.00! The belts are in great shape, too. The...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #1: Rough shaping - Mortises, tenons, bandsaw profiles
A katanakake is an elegant way to display Japanese swords. Like much of the aesthetic that desce...
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I really, really like my first smoothing plane (Thanks, Don W!)
First off, a big thanks to Don W, the Lumberjock I bought this plane from. As anyone who frequent...
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First hand cut dovetails. Ugh...I'm glad that's over with.
This may very well end up as my new yardstick for time and effort invested versus quality of resu...
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Great help from a local Lumberjock! (What should I make with this wood?)
Today I paid a visit to cabmaker, who extended the generous invitation to see his shop and use hi...
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Hand tools can be dangerous too! (or: Why I need an actual workbench)
Yeah, this was me today. Since I was just using a block plane and not some power tool, the m...
