| This blog is written by Tom | 30 entries so far |
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Why Do This?! - The Hand Tool Effect
This is perhaps one of the silliest things that I have done recently. I needed a dust brush to k...
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Moravian Workbench #13: Finishing Touches and a Close Call
This will be the final installment, Lucky 13. I added a few finishing touches including a dust r...
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Moravian Workbench #12: Tool Storage
Although this Moravian workbench is meant to be portable so it can go to a job site, it also can ...
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Moravian Workbench #11: Simple Work Holding
I have been using the Moravian workbench for several months now. At first, I was not all that co...
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A Few Shop Items
It has been a strange time in recent weeks. It’s been nice to have my family all together ...
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A Mallet from a Tree
I recently had a dying oak tree taken down at my home. It was probably 30 or 40 years old, so pr...
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Not fine woodworking
I love woodworking with hand tools. I enjoy both the mental and physical exercise. But I have a...
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Starting out: My first chisel set
I think I have always had an interest in making things from wood, but it always seemed out of rea...
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My Joinery Workbench
While posting my projects, I have had several questions and comments about my joinery workbench. ...
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Drop Leaf Table #11: A Cowardly Finish
I am pretty wimpy when it comes to finishing my projects. It stems from a total lack of knowledg...
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Drop Leaf Table #10: Drawings and Dimensions
If you are interested in building this table, here are links to my drawings. You can adjust the ...
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Drop Leaf Table #9: Nails and a Knob
A few items to finish up. The drawer needs glides to ride on and keep it centered. The original...
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Drop Leaf Table #8: Winterthur, Hinges and a Quick Drawer
Really starting to wrap up the work on this drop leaf table. Over the holidays, I visited Winter...
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Drop Leaf Table #7: Working the Top
The holiday season really sucks up the free time, but I have been working the top for the past co...
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Drop Leaf Table #6: A Pembroke and The Season?
Well it happened. The season arrived at our house. The cold and flu season along with the holid...
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Drop Leaf Table #5: A Few Things before Glue
With the table joints done, I have a few things to take care of before glue up. I need to taper ...
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Drop Leaf Table #4: Back to the Table
Finally getting back to my table project. Work, family, holidays, etc. I think one of my bigges...
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Drop Leaf Table #3: A few details before....
Before I launch into the next stage of my table build, I thought I would share a few learnings an...
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Drop Leaf Table #2: Building the Frame
I am going to remake the old drop leaf table using hand tools that I think are appropriate for th...
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Drop Leaf Table #1: An Old Drop Leaf Table
My wife and I found this old drop leaf table at a local antique fair. I thought it was a nice si...
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Moravian Workbench #10: The Iron Planing Stop
The original Moravian workbench has a couple of square holes where planing stops were installed d...
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Moravian Workbench #9: A Shelf
The Moravian workbench is really designed for use with hand tools. Having a shelf below the benc...
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Moravian Workbench #8: Installing the drawer
The drawer will hang from the underside of the oak workbench top and it will extend out under the...
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Moravian Workbench #7: Building the Drawer
I enjoy having a workbench drawer to store various hand tools such as marking gauges, knife, try ...
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Moravian Workbench #6: Building the Tool Tray
I have seen that some people are not too fond of workbench tool trays or tool wells. Most of the...
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Moravian Workbench #5: Vise leather
It is helpful to add leather to the vise jaws. It greatly improves holding the work when using h...
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Moravian Workbench #4: Turning the vise screw
Now that the vise is operational, I wanted to turn a more pleasing shape on the vise hub. The ch...
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Moravian Workbench #3: Setting up the Vise Part 2: The parallel guide
The parallel guide is the part at the bottom of the vise that has a pin inserted to lever against...
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Moravian Workbench #2: Setting up the Vise Part 1: The garter
The first thing that you probably want to do when you get home is set up the leg vise. A mortise...
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Moravian Workbench #1: Moravian Workbench Build at the Woodwright's School
I was fortunate to get the opportunity to take a class at Roy Underhill’s Woodwright’...
