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Handmade knifes #2: Knife sheath – Go ahead… for a skinner knife.
Knife sheath – Go ahead…for a skinner knife. Here another knife sheath, this time a diff...
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New bench for people passing my shop - we can all need a little care.
New bench for people passing my shopwe can all need a little care. For many years now, I have ...
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Engineers vice wood jaws, for delicate work.
Engineers vice wood jawsfor delicate work. This one is for Dave Polaschek, as he said he neede...
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Festool stuff #14: Engineers vice mount plate, for the MFT3 table.
Engineers vice mount platefor the MFT3 table. When I make stuff like jigs and so in the worksh...
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Palm router accessories - (Makita) #3: Router fences, for palm router.
Router fencesfor palm router. Another simple inspiration blog, with accessories for the palm r...
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Palm router accessories - (Makita) #2: Router insert plate, for palm router.
Router insert platefor palm router. I have already posted several projects where I use this on...
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Palm router accessories - (Makita) #1: Large router base, for my palm router.
Large router basefor my palm router. I bought a cordless palm router some time back and love i...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #8: Hand forged Bulgarian axe - sheath and handle
Hand forged Bulgarian axesheath and handle. This is another one from the drawer of blogs, to b...
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Taper tenon handplane jig - tenons to fit any reamer.
Taper tenon handplane jigtenons to fit any reamer. This is one of the many unposted blogs, I h...
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Wood hold downs - step by step build.
Wood hold downsstep by step build. For as long as I can remember, these bad boys have been on ...
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Leather work #2: Leather strap cutter - make your own.
Leather strap cuttermake your own. This is basic leather tool you can buy, but so easy to make...
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Festool stuff #13: Makita rail / track adaptor - with zero clearance.
Makita rail / track adaptorwith zero clearance. Makita DSS501 LXT 18 V with Festool or Makita ...
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Leather work #1: Leather splitter - make your own
Leather splittermake your own. As some of you know, I enjoy making sheaths for my tools and wh...
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Systainer tote and MFT worktable - SYS-MaFe
Systainer tote and MFT worktableSYS-MaFe. Time for another project that was made out of joy, n...
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Festool stuff #12: Rail square acrylics DIY - can be made for any rail
Festool / Makita rail square DIY this one an acrylic version- This is the first version, I sta...
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Festool stuff #11: Simple speed square rail square - easy peasy
Simple speed square rail squareeasy peasy. A quick and clean, easy peasy, no nonsense rail sq...
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Festool stuff #10: Rail square DIY - can be made for any rail
Festool / Makita rail square DIYcan be made for any rail. When doing construction work, it’s u...
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Tote / caddy - for the allotment kitchen.
Tote / caddyfor the allotment kitchen. This is a tote, were made out of need in the beginning ...
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Systainer router table #3: Adding a fixed base
Systainer router tableadding a fixed base. The China base arrived, so I could make a fixed mou...
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Festool stuff #8: Fence and rail dogs - updates to the workshop
Festool fence and rail dogsupdates to the workshop. Let’s just get started: The postman bro...
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Festool stuff #9: Adaptor, for Makita 18V circular saw on Festool rails._
Rail / track saw adaptor, for circular sawMakita DSS501 LXT 18 V with my Festool rails. UPDATE...
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Festool stuff #7: CMS cross cut sled fast mount, easy to use.
Festool CMS cross cut sledfast mount, easy to use. Here a little idea I got the other day, to ...
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Festool stuff #6: Vac hose holder for MFT3, or any work table
Vac hose holder for MFT3or any work table. Just a tiny practical project, I actually made whil...
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LJ friends and gifts. #41: Amazing wood carving
Amazing wood carvinggift from a dear friend A gift that needed a proper post, in my gift from ...
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Systainer router table #2: dust extraction and more...
Systainer router tabledust extraction and more… Last time when I finished the build and ...
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Systainer router table #1: horizontal router table (blog)
Systainer router tableand Festool MFT vertical / horizontal router table.(Extra long title, laugh...
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Folding kayak stands - quick and clean DIY
Folding kayak standsquick and clean DIY Hi LJ’s,It’s not a lot of woodworking I get done these...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #6: Kōhī gishiki kokumotsu kibako.
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stoveKōhī gishiki kokumotsu kibako. I have named i...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #5: Scraping, lye and lacquer.
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stoveScraping, lye and lacquer. Hi there,Time for ...
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Workmate upgrades and restore #4: Router table top - can be used for Workmate type benches
Router table top – can be used for Workmate type benchesOutdoor workbench for the allotment...
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Workmate upgrades and restore #3: Table top for Workmate type benches
Table top for Workmate type benchesOutdoor workbench for the allotment house. So here another ...
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Workmate upgrades and restore #2: Circular sawing top for Workmate type benches
Circular sawing top for Workmate type benchesOutdoor workbench for the allotment house. Hi aga...
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Workmate upgrades and restore #1: New jaws for an old Workmate type bench
New jaws for an old Workmate type bench Outdoor workbench for the allotment house. Hi there, ...
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Cordless tools hangers - for French cleat
Cordless tools hangersfor French cleat I like good tools and I like order, but most of all, I ...
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Shapening stone box - the greasebox type
Shapening stone boxthe greasebox type. Hi there, In these STAY HOME times, I thought it was...
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Mini router DIY - for flexible shaft motor
Mini router DIYfor flexible shaft motor. I bought my self a flexible shaft motor and yes I lov...
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Bandsaw resaw fence - Quick and dirty
Bandsaw resaw fenceQuick and dirty. Hi,Here a little project for resawing on the bandsaw.A qui...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #14: Tools and a knifes - wonderful day with a good friend
Tools and a knifeswonderful day with a good friend. Hi,Thought it would be good to keep my bra...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #4: Detour, sewing stuff sacks and making a leather strap for the canteen.
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stove Detour, sewing stuff sacks and making a leathe...
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Finger / box joint boxes and drawers
Finger / box joint boxes and drawersWith Festool VS600 router jig. Yes I finally got the Festo...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #13: Froe for splitting wood 2 - The disaster...
Froe for splitting wood 2The disaster… First part: https://www.lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #3: Glue up, box lips, Japanese wood nails & fixing mistakes.
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stove Glue up, box lips, Japanese wood nails & fi...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #2: Making the stand, hand and machine cutting joints.
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stove Making the stand, hand and machine cutting join...
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Coffee ceremony shrine #1: Using the Festool jointing system VS 600 GE
Coffee ceremony shrine for a Svea 123r camp stove Using the Festool jointing system VS 600 GE. ...
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Postgaarden my allotment house #1: Another workbench in my life... - converting the shed into a workshop
Another workbench in my life…converting the shed into a workshop Hi LJ’s,This is t...
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Caddy for tools, gardening, drawing, painting... #2: fixing mistakes, improvising and getting it done
Caddy for tools, gardening, drawing, painting…fixing mistakes, improvising and getting it d...
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Caddy for tools, gardening, drawing, painting... #1: Boards, shape and fingers
Caddy for tools, gardening, drawing, painting…boards, shape and fingers / taps I wanted ...
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Workbench LED lamp - let there be light
Workbench LED lamplet there be light. This project came to life for two reasons; the first was...
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Festool stuff #5: Bench dogs for the 20mm holes - reviews, 3d printed, upgrade and ramblings.
Bench dogs for the 20mm holes reviews, 3d printed, upgrade and ramblings. I bought some new do...
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Festool stuff #4: Shelf pin holes for track routers - Festool LR32 alternative.
Shelf pin holes for track routersFestool LR32 alternative. I am planning to make a bookcase wa...
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Festool stuff #3: Track saw track hold downs - using the scraps..._
Track saw track hold downsusing the scraps… This is just a little extra, made from the l...
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Festool stuff #2: Track saw repetitive cuts on the go - FS-PA - DIY alternative.
Track saw repetitive cuts on the goFestool FS-PA – DIY alternative. Once in a while I ne...
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Ten years on LJ today and my workshops during time.
Ten years on LJ todayand my workshops during time. Hi LJ’s,Yes it’s my 10 years an...
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Festool stuff #1: Festool stop flag / fence stop DIY - usefull on all T-tracks.
Festool stop flag / fence stops DIYusefull on all T-tracks. I got tired of moving my fence sto...
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Box joint / finger joint jig - single blade table saw.
Box joint / finger joint jigSingle blade table saw. I finally got to make my self, one of thes...
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Birdhouses from pallets - and giving a helping hand.
Birdhouses from palletsand giving a helping hand. This is a classic, birdhouses, a project tha...
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Circular saw jig, for 90° and 45° cuts.
Circular saw jig90° and 45° cuts. Hi fellow LJ’s, a busy bee flying by here. ;-) To t...
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New life, to a bunch, of metal spokeshaves.
New life, to a bunch, of metal spokeshaves.a good deal, became a lot of work. A few weeks back...
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LJ friends and gifts. #40: Friendship and Knifes travelling the oceans - the SPRAD knifes
Friendship and Knifes travelling the oceansthe SPRAD knifes Once upon a time there were a man ...
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Whittling board - portable spoon carving seat
Whittling boardportable spoon carving seat Here is a little easy project I had in my mind for ...
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Long bow #2: Bow tiller - for long bow building
Bow tillerfor long bow building. Here a quick post on the bow tiller, Ran a piece of trash ...
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Long bow #1: Long bow build - MaFe Hood is back in the forest…
Long bow buildMaFe Hood is back in the forest… Ok, I don’t even think I would hit a sitt...
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MaFeSan shaving horse #3: Spoon mule - for shaving horse & workbench
Spoon mulefor shaving horse & workbench As promised; a spoon mule to mount on the MaFeSan ...
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MaFeSan shaving horse #2: Details and more - the final knock down
Details and more the final knock down Part two. Found time before bed for the second part.S...
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MaFeSan shaving horse #1: Folding travel version - building as I go.
Folding travel version building as I go… Time for riding horses again or at least buildi...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #12: Blacksmiths basics - you don’t need a lot.
Blacksmiths basicsyou don’t need a lot. Quite a few of you, have shown interest in making your...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #11: Hold fast - two types - one also for woodworking.
Hold fast – two typesone also for woodworking. Once you start banging some metal, to mak...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #10: Hardy tools DIY - tools for bending and making shoulders
Hardy tools DIYtools for bending and making shoulders. As promised a follow up, on the tools I...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #9: Hot cutter - from bricklayers hammer
Hot cutterfrom bricklayers hammer It’s time to make some updates on my blacksmithing for...
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LJ friends and gifts. #39: Old Mora sloyd knife got a new life - a gift from a friend
Old Mora knife got a new lifegift from a friend I have a really special friend here in Copenha...
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LJ friends and gifts. #38: Visit from wonderful friends - on their Europe tour
Visit from wonderful friendson their Europe tour I never stop to be amazed, how many friendshi...
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LJ friends and gifts. #37: A gift becomes a gift... Thanks Madts.
A gift becomes a gift… Thanks Madts. Hi LJ’s, I will like to share a wee story wit...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #8: Swan neck carving gouge - from tractor rake spring steel
Swan neck carving gougefrom tractor rake spring steel This could be the fairytale about the Ug...
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Star knob jig #2: Star knob jig - the write up for view
Star knob jigthe write up for view Please read part one first, but here are my write up for th...
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Star knob jig #1: Star knob jig - make your own star knobs
Star knob jigmake your own star knobs The other day I opened LJ and saw a post I could not res...
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Octagon / square tapered tool handles - bandsaw jig
Octagon / square tapered tool handlesbandsaw jig When I saw Pask Makes jig for tapered octagon...
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Blacksmith coal forging classs and the tools I made there. #5: Bend knife / spoon knife
Bend knife / spoon knifefrom blade to knife Just realized I had enough pictures to make this p...
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Blacksmith coal forging classs and the tools I made there. #4: Forging with a Viking blacksmith
Forging with a Viking blacksmiththe Danish Jonas Bigler Last time I was taking a blacksmith cl...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #7: Pocket drawknife - One for the road
Pocket drawknifeOne for the road Once again a tool made by your own hands, to be used by your ...
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Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY #4: Grinding / sanding belt organizer
Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY IV Grinding / sanding belt organizer Ok, some of you know I ...
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Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY #3: How it's used, belts and more...
Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY III How it’s used, belts and more… This is part ...
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Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY #2: Making the honing wheel and other modifications
Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY II Making the honing wheel and other modifications This is p...
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Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY #1: From belt and disc sander to tool shapener
Belt tool sharpener and honer DIY IFrom belt and disc sander to tool shapener In this blog ser...
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Thin strippers - for short and long strips
Thin strippersfor short and long strips Here a couple of jigs I made yesterday, some call them...
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Greek inspired shop stool - (from travels to Greece).
Greek inspired stoolfrom travels to Greece Here you see the little simple stool in use, it has...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #6: Froe for splitting wood - Swedish sled runner steel
Froe for splitting woodForged from Swedish sled runner steel Back at the forge again and once ...
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Folding frame saw #3: Folding frame / buck saw - hiking version part III.
Folding frame / buck sawhiking version part III. Last part of the blog, ended here, with the b...
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Folding frame saw #2: Folding frame / buck saw - hiking version part II.
Folding frame / buck sawhiking version. Press here for part three: http://lumberjocks.com/mafe...
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Folding frame saw #2: Link for part two.
Press this link to get to part two, LJ’s gone sick and made a double…http://lumberjoc...
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Folding frame saw #1: Antique folding frame / buck saw (and building my own).
Antique folding frame / buck sawand building my own. Intro; Back after new year here, as I sai...
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Classic trestles for my brothers surfboards (saw horses)
Classic trestlesfor my brothers surfboards My dear brothers work trestles that he use for his ...
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LJ friends and gifts. #36: Another trip to Scotland, brothers with different mothers
Another trip to ScotlandBrothers with different mothers. Hi LJ’s, just realized I never ...
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LJ friends and gifts. #35: A visit from Greek Yannis - and me trying to find his feet
A visit from Greek Yannis.- and me trying to find his feet Magic is creatable! Today some o...
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LJ friends and gifts. #34: The postman left a note... - life is magic, or at least it feels like it!
The postman left a note…life is magic, or at least it feels like it! Yep, another unexpe...
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LJ friends and gifts. #33: Thomas (madts) dropped by the shop - again. ;-)
Shop visitThomas (madts) dropped by the shop – again. ;-) Hi guys and girls.It’s b...
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Spoon and Kuksa carving in Turkey.
Spoon and Kuksa carvingin Turkey…. Hi LJ’s, I’m back in Copenhagen after a m...
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Knife for my daughter
Knife for my daughtershe’s a grown up now… My sweet little daughter is still sweet...
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Hand plane DIY blog #5: Still rambling about hand plane making...
Hand plane DIY blogStill rambling about hand plane making… Here we go again…This i...
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Hand plane DIY blog #4: Hand plane, scaper planes and toothing plane ramblings...
Hand plane DIY bloghand plane, scaper planes and toothing plane ramblings… My last blog ...
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Japanese tools #26: Bunmawashi with pen holder - Japanese beam compass
Bunmawashi with pen holder Japanese beam compass Last time I posted a Japanese compass it ...
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Kuksa wood cup - drinking from nature (blog)
Kuksa wood cupdrinking from nature Yes I don’t really know what to call it, so I will ca...
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Tool marking punch
Tool marking puncha gift from a fine friend I was so lucky to get a gift from my good friend a...
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Tree sap harvest pegs / spiles & rebuild hand cranked augers.
Tree sap harvest pegs / spiles & rebuild hand cranked augers. Simple pegs for harvesting b...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #5: Anvil stand from a solid block of wood.
Anvil stand from a solid block of wood.and a gift from a LJ friend. A new anvil stand from sol...
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LJ friends and gifts. #32: MaFe goes to visit Thomas (iamtomkelvin)
Shop visitMaFe meets Thomas (iamtomkelvin) I finally had the pleasure to go and visit our LJ f...
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Funnel'n'roll... really foolish blog!
Funnel’n’roll…really foolish blog! Ok I said it!No more talk, it’s you...
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Steady rest for the lathe - inliners and alu profiles
Steady rest for the latheinliners and alu profiles Yesterday was one of those days where my ch...
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LJ friends and gifts. #31: Pipes get new life, in memory of Madts' father
Pipes get new lifein memory of Madts’ father I had the pleasure to meet up with our LJ f...
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Bees wax polish - makeing your own
Bees wax polishmaking your own This blog has been waiting for a while, don’t ask whyR...
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Museum tools back to life #3: Collapsible forged reamer auger
Collapsible forged reamer augermuseum tools back to life Part three. Acually this should ha...
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Museum tools back to life #2: Hook tools for pole lathe - blog
Hook tools for pole lathemuseum tools back to life Part two. The summer 2015 I was at a mar...
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Museum tools back to life #1: Spoon and reamer augers - one from France one from Denmark
Spoon and reamer augersmuseum tools back to life The summer 2015 I was at a marked with some f...
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Sharpening methods #5: Old Danish honing strop and making a copy...
Old Danish honing stropand making a copy… My dear friend Flemming came by the shop as he...
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Handmade knifes #1: Japfin, knife no 59 - Japan meets Finland
Japfin, knife no 59Japan meets Finland As the headline explains, this is a try to make a knife...
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Spill plane - old English beauty
Spill planeold English beauty I usually don’t share my buys here on LJ, unless I restore...
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Sharpening station waterstones #4: Workshop sharpening station now
Workshop sharpening stationnow Some time back I posted a blog about my sharpening station, as ...
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Old Danish hobby workbench - croissants, espresso and beer...
Old Danish hobby workbenchcroissants, espresso and beer… No into needed, so let’s ...
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LJ friends and gifts. #30: Thomas from Northern Zealand in Denmark came to visit my workshop
Thomas from Northern Zealand in Denmark came to visit my workshop. wax and oak… Today I ...
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Hand saw sharpening #3: Saw vise box version - quick and clean
Saw vise box versionquick and clean Having bought a few old saws and inspired by plenty of fri...
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Hand saw sharpening #2: Fileklemme / European saw vise - quick and clean.
Fileklemme / European saw visequick and clean Having a Scandinavian work bench, I thought it w...
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Travel blogs #5: Knife sheaths (Turkey adventures)
Leather workA few sheaths I made in Turkey this summer I did say I did almost no woodworki...
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LJ friends and gifts. #29: Visit by young cabinet maker apprentice
Visit by young cabinet maker apprenticethe art of setting up and sharpening One of my neighbou...
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The grease box story #7: another Danish greasebox
The grease box storyanother Danish greasebox Ok, I know, it’s a obsession, these little ...
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Pallet divan - Turkish pallets ;-)
Pallet divanTurkish pallets ;-) Here it is, the hangout and sleeping divan I build this summer...
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Travel blogs #4: Turkey adventures - summer 2016
Turkey adventuressummer 2016 It has been a wonderful summer this year, a long one, spend most ...
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Flyswatter - wood nerds version
Flyswatterwood nerds version. Hi LJ’s here a little looking back at my summer in Turkey....
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Carving tools #9: Sharpening on the go - small tin of what you need.
Sharpening on the gosmall tin of what you need. I like to bring this small tin when I leave th...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #4: Crooked and hook knifes - from steel to tool II
Crooked and hook knifesfrom steel to tool II (part two). Last blog ended with the crooked b...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #3: Crooked and hook knifes - from steel to tool I
Crooked and hook knifesfrom steel to tool (Part one). To get a forge was a wish of being ab...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #2: Forging a iron age knife - first wood working tool made
Forging a iron age knifefirst wood working tool made Will jump right in to my first blacksmith...
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Blacksmithing from a woodworkers perspective #1: Anvil stand
Anvil standworkspace for blacksmithing After taking a blacksmithing class I realized there wer...
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Discarded pocket knife gets new life, new scales from Masur birch
Discarded pocket knife gets new lifenew scales from Masur birch My friend Flemming passed the ...
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Travel blogs #3: Turkey adventures - a new dawn, a new day a new life
Turkey adventuresIt’s a new dawnIt’s a new dayIt’s a new lifeFor meAnd I’...
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Blacksmith coal forging classs and the tools I made there. #3: Small spoon knife, making the handle
Small spoon knifemaking the handle Simple handle for a small spoon knife.Some tools are both b...
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Blacksmith coal forging classs and the tools I made there. #2: Swan neck bowl gouge
Swan neck bowl gougemaking the handle In this part I will give the swan neck bowl gouge I made...
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Blacksmith coal forging classs and the tools I made there. #1: Two days intensive class on Fyn, Denmark.
Two days intensive classon Fyn, DenmarkThree weeks ago I participated in a two days intensive kni...
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Card scrapers #3: Card scrapers from sawblade - make your own
Card scrapers from sawblademake your own Sometimes we need sizes that you cant buy, like here ...
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Spoon making in Copenhagen - working green wood
Spoon making in Copenhagenworking green wood Green woodworking means working in fresh wood.Thi...
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Carving tools #8: Carving tool edge protection - so simple it takes only one picture.
Carving tool sheathso simple it takes only one picture. This is a one picture blog, that’...
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Carving tools #7: Wood cup / Kuksa - or just a wonderful way to drink a cappuccino in nature...
Wood cup / Kuksaor just a wonderful way to drink a cappuccino in nature… After a walk in...
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LJ friends and gifts. #28: Memories of summer birthday and a few gifts that still make me smile
Memories of summer birthdayand a few gifts that still make me smile This summer in the end of ...
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Carving tools #6: Carving knifes from old plane iron - spoon knife from jig saw blade
Carving knifes from old plane ironspoon knife from jig saw blade With a soft spot for tool mak...
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Carving tools #5: Spoon knife or scorp leather sheaths another version
Spoon knife or scorp leather sheaths another versionAs seen on the web Sometimes we see someth...
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Glue pot #1: Finally getting hot in Copenhagen
Glue potFinally getting hot in Copenhagen This is a little love story, so don’t expect a...
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Paint box for my daughters artist area.
Paint boxfor my daughters artist area This Christmas I gave my daughter a easel, she had a spe...
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Wood lantern MaFe version. #4: Let there be light and there was light...
Wood lantern.Let there be light and there was light… In Denmark we celebrate Christmas o...
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Wood lantern MaFe version. #3: Fascinated by the shadows it throws...
Wood lantern.fascinated by the shadows it throws… Part three. At my visits to the Dan...
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Wood lantern MaFe version. #2: I have seen the light...
Wood lantern.i have seen the light Part two. At my visits to the Danish Frilandsmuseum, I f...
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Wood lantern MaFe version. #1: My go on a traditional old Danish lantern.
Wood lantern.My go on a traditional old Danish lantern At my visits to the Danish Frilandsmuse...
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Cyclone for shop vac #2: Dust cyclone - upgrade for the bin
Dust cycloneupgrade for the bin Just a little upgrade.The system works really well and I love ...
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Danish museum Frilandsmuseet (outdoormuseeum) - once again.
Danish museum Frilandsmuseet (out door museum) – once again.Spending time in a place I love...
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LJ friends and gifts. #27: Japanese, Russian, Danish teapot lid, life is a miracle.
Japanese, Russian, Danish teapot lidlife is a miracle Some time back I got a unexpected mail f...
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Shaving horse for the workbench - shaving leg
Shaving horse for the workbench – shaving legthen there are no excuse… Just to mak...
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LJ friends and gifts. #26: Life seems to be sweet to me and luck shines.
Live seems to be sweet to meand luck shines. Kind of like that postman, he always smiles a...
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LJ friends and gifts. #25: I will survive - a pack came from Australia…
I will survivea pack came from Australia… Life moves in mysterious ways.Our LJ buddy Ice...
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Dye / ageing with; tea, vinegar and steel wool - for wood types with no or low tannins
Dye / ageing with; tea, vinegar and steel woolfor wood types with no or low tannins. I have se...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #7: Carpenters adze - making a handle.
Carpenters adze making a handle I’m not an expert in adzes but after what I have read, t...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #6: Restore an old French axe - handle and care detailed.
Restore an old French axe handle and care detailed. Some years back I bought a few wonderful ...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #5: New handle for an old hand forged gutter adze.
New handle for an old hand forged gutter adze head from the Danish island Omø. I had the luck ...
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Pottery tools #3: Mafe's clay tools - spatulas from hack saw blades
Personal clay toolsspatulas from hack saw blades Some of you know that I also work with clay, ...
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Oscillating spindle sander bug fix - Sheppach, Triton, WEN, Shop Fox and more.
Oscillating spindle sander bug fix.Sheppach osm 100, Triton, WEN, Shop Fox and more I got my s...
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One wild shaving horse #5: A pony for the horse... antique stitching pony.
One wild shaving horseA pony for the horse… A good friend of me shoved me this wonderful...
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Cyclone for shop vac #1: Dust cyclone - with house hold trash bags blog
Dust cyclonewith house hold trash bags Yes I got tired of the mess each time I had to clean th...
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Pill splitter - in memory of my grandmother DIY
Pill splitter.in memory of my grandmother My beloved grandmother that are no longer with us wa...
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Small hand planes making #3: Some call it terrible, I call it charm and life...
Small hand planessome call it terrible, I call it charm and life… In last part of the bl...
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Small hand planes making #2: More of MaFe's fooling arround making them...
Small hand planesmore of MaFe’s fooling arround making them… So I spend some wonde...
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Small hand planes making #1: The making of 11 small hand planes
Small hand planesthe making of 11 small hand planes. This blog is a mess… Now it’s...
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Sanding block for belt sander bands.
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Museeums and inspirations #1: Museeums Malmö Sweden
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LJ friends and gifts. #24: Visit in the shop from Jutland in Denmark - Nisker came by with a couple of good beers.
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Jointer fence upgrade for cheap combo machine (Woodstar jointer / thicknesser).
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #8: Scandinavian workbench restore - Side holds and end vise tuning
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LJ friends and gifts. #23: Hurraaaaa for me... 5 years and 10.000 posts - thank you all.
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Blast gate for shop vac - 50mm hose size blog
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Teapot handle - Japanese inspired, clay'n woodworking
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Drill press table and much more! #7: Drill press drum sander jointer / planer - I just had to...
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Drill press table and much more! #6: Drill press drum sander table - foot powered oscillating
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Drum sanders #1: Supersander - answer to so many LJ's questions.
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Tapered tenon cutter & mortise reamer #5: Tapered cutter - finale
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Tapered tenon cutter & mortise reamer #4: Tapered Reamer - testing and final layout for cutter
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Tapered tenon cutter & mortise reamer #3: Tapered reamer - making one.
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Tapered tenon cutter & mortise reamer #2: Thoughts, testing, drawing...
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Tapered tenon cutter & mortise reamer #1: Cutter body from a piece of firewood
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Dead blow mallet (finally made me one - laugh) blog.
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The grease box story #6: Old Danish grease box - finally
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #7: Grease pot for the bench
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Newspaper pot maker - recycle rues...
Newspaper pot makerrecycle rues… No I did not invent this tool, just made a copy of one ...
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Pottery tools #2: Personal clay tools, cutter, wire and new handles
Personal clay toolscutter, wire and new handles I had some bad quality Clay Ribbon Cutters and...
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Brass side rabbet planes restore
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Card scrapers #2: Card scraper stands quick and clean.
Card scraper standsquick and clean. Yes this is no rocket science, but a quick and joyful prac...
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LJ friends and gifts. #22: A dove has arrived - acually it was here but I just did not know...
A dove has arrivedacually it was here but I just did not know… - and doves have tails...
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Knife reconstruction - my ancestor the pirate Jens Rasmussen
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Buffer - Converting a cheap grinder into a buffer
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Boatbuilders V chisel or what ever it is called... Help!
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Meditation stools #5: Minimalist meditation - in Scotland...
Minimalist meditationin Scotland… On my travel to Scotland visiting Jamie, Shirley and a...
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LJ friends and gifts. #21: Jamies two face knife ;-)
Jamies two face knifeperhaps the brother knife… Hi LJ’s, I have been offline for a...
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LJ friends and gifts. #20: French hand plane review Darex 303 (the long waited review).
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LJ friends and gifts. #19: Visiting my friend Jamie in Scotland - the show must go on.
Visiting my friend Jamie in Scotlandthe show must go on Days are flying on wings of joy here.T...
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Stanley 5.5 blade knifes
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LJ friends and gifts. #18: Visiting Jamie in Scotland again.
Visiting Jamie in Scotland again.and loving it. Rumors say that a Dane has landed in Scotland,...
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Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel box #3: The grand finale and a blast of a confirmation.
Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel boxThe grand finale and a blast of a confirmation. Part thre...
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Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel box #2: Wood springs and nailing it...
Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel boxWood springs and nailing it… Part two:In the making...
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Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel box #1: Drawing, inspiration and making the box.
Mathildes Japanese inspired jewel boxDrawing, inspiration and making the box. My inside out be...
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Benchtop Bench - got tired of back pain... Blog
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LJ friends and gifts. #17: Visit in the shop from Italy - Actually also France and Denmark...
Visit in the shop from Italy.Actually also France and Denmark…These days I have been a busy...
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Pottery tools #1: Modeling tools - for clay blog
Modeling toolsfor clay I have to many things going on, one of them is the clay, I love the con...
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Japanese tools #25: Japan meets Krenov II - MaFe style Kanna jointer (Handplane).
MaFe style Kanna jointer IIJapan meets Krenov In this part I will fit the kanna-mi (plane iron...
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Japanese tools #24: Japanese kanna-mi (plane iron) restore - MaFe style Kanna jointer
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Carving tools #4: Old hand forged spoon knife - this one gets a new wooden handle....
Old hand forged spoon knifethis one gets a new wooden handle… Yea yea yea, I’m hop...
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Carving tools #3: Spoon knife leather sheaths.
Spoon knife leather sheathsI know it’s not made of wood – lol. Since I care for my...
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Hammer hanger - for the French cleat BLOG
Hammer hangerfor the French cleat Ok; some of you were after me, this for letting my first pro...
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Carving tools #2: Honing stick - field honing and stropping for spoon knifes
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FABRIKKEN - THE FACTORY #1: Shop tour 2014 - finally back.
Shop tour 2014 finally back Finally back in the shop and today I finished the last details, so...
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Board center gauge - wood version blog
Board center gaugewood version Ok I know I just posted the brass version, but since I could se...
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Board center gauge - brass version blog
Board center gaugebrass version This is a gauge I have seen boat builders use to mark center o...
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Travel blogs #2: Paris National Conservatory of Arts and crafts - a lumber jerk in Paris
Paris National Conservatory of Arts and craftsa lumber jerk in Paris Some of you know my Frenc...
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Imitate bamboo on the late - might become magic...
Imitate bamboo on the latemight become magic Even I prefer things are real and showing what th...
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LJ friends and gifts. #16: Smoking hot present from my buddy Brad - US, UK, DK...
Smoking hot present from my buddy Brad US, UK, DK… This one I have been waiting for a wi...
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LJ friends and gifts. #15: Look what the postman brought - a gift from my friend Jamie in Scotland
Look what the postman broughta gift from my friend Jamie in Scotland Some people have all the ...
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Carving tools #1: A handful of carving tools - for spoons, mugs and so.
A handful of carving toolsfor spoons, mugs and so. Since my workshop is closed for restore I a...
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Sharpening station waterstones #3: Flattening water stones - silicon carbide flattening stone
Flattening water stonessilicon carbide flattening stone I was asked how I flatten my water sto...
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Sharpening station waterstones #1: Workshop sharpening station - near at hand
Workshop sharpening stationnear at hand This post is from my un-posted folder. In the new w...
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Ash bucket lid - wood over ashes... Blog
Ash bucket lidwood over ashes… I have stoves in both the home and the workshop. As a old...
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Alcove in the shop #1: Alcove - man needs rest in his nest...
Alcoveman needs rest in his nest… Alcove for the new work shop, when I got my work s...
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Japanese tools #23: Bunmawashi - Japanese beam compass
BunmawashiJapanese marking compass I post my blog no 200 here, amazing how time is running and...
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Japanese tools #22: Ki-zuchi - Japanese plane mallets Blog
Ki-zuchiJapanese plane mallets Blog Since I have quite a few Japanese planes now and they are ...
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Pantograph for drawing (with drawings and manual).
Pantograph for drawingwith drawings and manual. It has been a while since my last confession.M...
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Lolas step stool restored with love.
Lolas step stoolrestored with love. I have a friend in Denmark Lola is her name.Lola is not on...
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LJ friends and gifts. #14: Bungee lathe spinning in Scotland - visiting Ronnie
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Japanese tools #21: Dai-Naoshi-Kanna - Japanese scraper plane (Krenov style build) Blog
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Japanese tools #20: Japan meets Krenov - MaFe style Kanna jointer (Handplane).
MaFe style Kanna jointerJapan meets Krenov For quite some time now I have had three wishes tha...
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LJ friends and gifts. #13: Jamies tool cabinet - a happy monkey in Jamies work shop
Jamies tool cabineta happy monkey in Jamies work shop. As some of you read I spend ten wonderf...
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LJ friends and gifts. #12: Spiers of Ayr infill smoother - restore
Spiers of Ayr infill smoother – restoreA gift from my friend Jamie Speirs. So back again...
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LJ friends and gifts. #11: A trip to Scotland, MaFe meets Jamie - visiting my friend Jamie Speirs.
A trip to Scotland, MaFe meets JamieVisiting my friend Jamie Speirs. This is a short picture s...
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Carving a pipe - smoke signals to US.
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LJ friends and gifts. #10: Mads meets Madts - LJ visit from Texas.
Mads meets Madts – visit from Texas. And a really nice ash… Sometimes life for me ...
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LJ friends and gifts. #9: The budstikke arrived today, a LJ gift again today! Life is so much better than fairytales.
The budstikke arrived with a LJ gift again today! Life is so much better than fairytales. I ha...
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LJ friends and gifts. #8: The postwoman came to my workshop... with a pack from a dear friend.
The postwoman came to my workshop…with a pack from a dear friend. I was in the works...
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Meditation stools #4: joining and meditation on love.
Meditation stoolsjoining and meditation on love. In this last part, the seat and leg will ...
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Meditation stools #3: Sharp tools and shy tenons.
Meditation stoolssharp tools and shy tenons. So once more we move on, with wood and with l...
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Meditation stools #2: cradle wood, love and Japanese tools.
Meditation stoolscradle wood, love and Japanese tools. In part one the seats were made, ev...
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Meditation stools #1: from roofrafter from a friend, to twin seats of love.
Meditation stoolsfrom roof rafter from a friend, to twin seats of love. Since my friend Ja...
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Pallet woodworking #2: Bed lamp for pallet bed.
Pallet style bed lampsfor my new bed. I realized fast that a bed like this needed matching...
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Pallet woodworking #1: Pallet style bed (no recycle)...
Pallet style bedalmost made from pallets… Ok, that is a little foolish, but the trut...
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Surfboard dinner table. #3: Surfboard dinner table - making my own wave.
Surfboard dinner tableMaking my own wave. I have been looking forward for a long time now to p...
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Surfboard dinner table. #2: Making my own wave.
Surfboard dinner tableMaking my own wave. So, back!The title is inspired by the comment of Dr....
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Surfboard dinner table. #1: Walk before you can surf...
Surfboard dinner tableWalk before you can surf… Some of you know I am going to have a ne...
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LJ friends and gifts. #7: DK David visit my new work shop.
I have to share this with you all! The other day I had a visitor in my new workshop, a special...
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Benchtop thickness planer (Dewalt 733) #2: Dust collection port quick release mod.
Benchtop thickness planerDust collection port quick release mod. So here we are at part two:Th...
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Benchtop thickness planer (Dewalt 733) #1: Mounting Wixey digital readout
Benchtop thickness planerMounting Wixey digital readout Some months ago I finally got myself a...
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Japanese tools #19: Kiri hand drill (gimlet)
Kiri hand drillJapanese gimlet In my last blog I used a kiri and promised to make a post on th...
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Japanese tools #18: Japanese cutting gauge
Japanese cutting gaugeby mafe’san So we are back on the Japanese road.I decided that on ...
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Folding rule ChristMads tips
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #6: One legged dead man walking…
Scandinavian workbench restoreOne legged dead man walking… Ok some awful undertones in t...
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #5: Making bench dogs.
Scandinavian workbench restoreMaking bench dogs. Time for bench dogs, the show must go on̷...
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #4: Fixing the front vice...
Scandinavian workbench restoreFixing the front vice. This part is the repair of the front vice...
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #3: Holdfasts and leather grip.
Scandinavian workbench restoreHoldfasts and leather grip. This part is about the holdfasts and...
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #2: Bringing the workbench back to life.
Scandinavian workbench restoreBringing the workbench back to life. In this part I will show ho...
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Workbench restore (Scandinavian style) #1: The short story of the Scandinavian workbench and a visit at a museum.
Scandinavian workbench restoreThe short story of the Scandinavian workbench and a visit at a muse...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #6: Swans and bones – Frame saw for coping (blog)
Swans and bones – Frame saw for copingParts and Swans Part four, the finale. Last blo...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #5: Swans and bones – Frame saw for coping (blog)
Swans and bones – Frame saw for copingParts and Swans Part three. Last blog ended wit...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #4: Swans and bones – Frame saw for coping (blog)
Swans and bones – Frame saw for copingParts and Swans Part two. Last blog ended where...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #3: Swans and bones – Frame saw for coping (blog)
Swans and bones – Frame saw for copingParts and Swans I was always fascinated by frame s...
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W-pod speaker (Ipod speaker from recycle).
W-pod speakerfrom recycle parts WOOD-POD SPEAKER.For a long time I have been using computer sp...
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Marples #10 Carriage maker's rabbet plane (Stanley type)
Marples & sons #10 Carriage maker’s rabbet plane.A Stanley type plane from UK Just h...
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LJ friends and gifts. #6: Soviet USSR equal Stanley #5 1/2 gift from Ukranian LJ George
Soviet USSR equal Stanley #5 1/2 gift from Ukrainian LJ GeorgeThank you George. Soviet equal S...
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LJ friends and gifts. #5: A pack arrived from Canada - Thank you shipwright.
A pack arrived from CanadaThank you shipwright. Sometimes life smiles at us in ways we would n...
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Make a whistle with your pocket knife and fresh wood.
Make a whistle with your pocket knife and fresh wood.wonderful time with my fiancées son Karl. ...
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Japanese tools #17: Japanese toolbox - update.
Japanese toolbox – update大工の道具箱 Just a little update for the toolbox part.A few people a...
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Japanese tools #16: Japanese tool tray - for the toolbox. (blog)
Japanese tool trayfor the new toolbox To complete the setup for working with Japanese tools I ...
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Norris A5 smoother - I just have to share my joy.
Norris A5 smootherI just have to share my joy. This is the fellow it is all about. Norris A...
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And we got a winner! The help Martin at the Photo Awards prize.
And we got a winner!The help Martin at the Photo Awards. Some of you probably remember that Ma...
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Japanese tools #15: Japanese woodworking videos - just for inspiration
Japanese woodworking videosJust for inspiration Here some of the most interesting videos I ran...
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Japanese tools #14: Japanese toolbox - finish drawer, wood nails and final details.
Japanese toolbox大工の道具箱 Here we are part three of the build.Last blog we made the drawer lock p...
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Japanese tools #13: Japanese toolbox - drawer, making the wood drawer lock
Japanese toolbox大工の道具箱 Here we are part two of the build.Last blog we made the basic box parts...
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Japanese tools #12: Japanese toolbox - making the basic box
Japanese toolbox大工の道具箱 As I wrote in the first part – I have been looking forward to mak...
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Japanese tools #11: Japanese toolbox - thoughts
Japanese toolbox大工の道具箱 I have been looking forward for a while to make this blog, this because...
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Japanese tools #10: Japanese saw horses - floor horses (blog)
Japanese saw horsesfloor horses This time low saw horses, these are for Japanese woodworking, ...
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Japanese tools #9: Japanese planing board / Japanese workbench
Japanese planing boardJapanese workbench Ok as promised I will continue the Japanese blog seri...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #6: Upgrade of the set
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Hand saw sharpening #1: Saw file holder - Jointer / Edger
Saw file holderJointer / Edger After watching our LJ friend Brit ’s (Andy) blog abou...
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Circle router jig BLOG
Circle router jigMy version. This is a jig I have seen on the web and here on LJ in several ve...
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One wild shaving horse #4: Taper tool DIY (from old sawblade and a piece of wood)
Taper tool DIYfrom old saw blade and a piece of wood. Making my shaving horse I realized that ...
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Sharpening: Looking close with a USB microscope. #3: Water cooled grind stone (tormek), and Touch-Up of the edge
Looking close at sharpening with USB microscopeWater cooled grind stone (Tormek), and Touch-Up of...
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Sharpening: Looking close with a USB microscope. #2: _Water stone, compound and newspaper_
Looking close at sharpening with USB microscopeWater stone, compound and newspaper Ok I found ...
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Sharpening: Looking close with a USB microscope. #1: USB Microscope the first test pictures
Looking close at sharpeningUSB Microscope the first test pictures Before I even start I have w...
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Scraper shaves my way #8: Pencil sharpener shave (offcycle...)
Pencil sharpener shaveoffcycle… Ok this one is a wish I had for a long time, to make one...
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Shop vac blast gate splitter and a ‘dust can’ (this one is for Dan / Maveric)
Vacuum splitter and a ‘dust can’this one is for Dan / Maveric. Yes the dust goes t...
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Sharpening methods #4: Stropping (honing on a leather strop)
Stroppingthanks to Div. Dear LJ’s it’s been a while since my last confession on LJ...
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Auger drill bit stop DIY
Auger drill bit stop DIY blogin less than an hour! Yesterday Brit Andy posted some pictures of...
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Sharpening station waterstones #2: Waterstones travel pond (fitted in a plastic box).
Water stones travel pond fitted in a plastic box. But MaFe did you not already make one pond?...
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Japanese tools #8: Sharpening station for water stones the pond
Sharpening station for water stones the pond. This is part two of the Japanese sharpening stat...
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Japanese tools #7: Sharpening station for water stones the base
Sharpening station for water stones the base. I have tried most of the sharpening methods by n...
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Old English screwdrivers #2: restore and more.
Old English screwdriversRestore and more… This is part two of the blog. So last time ...
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Old English screwdrivers #1: Restore and more.
Old English screwdriversRestore and more… A few of my fellow LJ’s noticed that I w...
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Spoonsfortwo (turning & carving)
Spoonsfortwo Turning and carving. Spoons for the lovers, for the wild life, for the belt or pe...
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Japanese tools #6: Sumitsubo II (Japanese ink pot)
Sumitsubo II Japanese ink pot. This is part two of the Sumitsubo blog. This is where we end...
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Japanese tools #5: Sumitsubo I (Japanese ink pot)
Sumitsubo I Japanese ink pot. The Sumitsubo is the Japanese counterpart to our chalk line.Here...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #4: Drawknifes restore and MaFe's sheath types
Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet. ...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #3: Drawknifes restore and MaFe's sheath types
Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet. ...
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Stanley type planes #1: Plane handle repair and a jig to make the fix
Plane handle repair. and a jig to make the fix. In this blog I will show how I repair a Stanle...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #2: A simple frame saw - part two
A simple frame saw. part two. I dedicate this blog to or LJ buddy WayneC, you know why. Thi...
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Frame saws - bow saws. #1: A simple frame saw (even if they call it a bow saw).
A simple frame saw. Even if they call it a bow saw. Every one can make a frame saw!No I do not...
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Drill press table and much more! #5: New deep stop for drill press.
Making a new deep stopActually more metal than wood, and no rocket science. This post is about...
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Sharpening methods #3: The Eclipse & Record honing guides in use
The Eclipse honing guide in useand a jig for fast setup. Just wanted to make a little update w...
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Sharpening station wet grinder (Thormek, Sheppac, Jet, whatever). #3: Dedicated area for the sharpening station
Dedicated area for the sharpening stationfinally a dedicated area in the shop… Never too...
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LJ friends and gifts. #2: Sodabowski's revenge, a gift from a French LJ friend.
Sodabowski’s revenge.A gift from a French LJ friend. A strange pack arrives with the pos...
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Japanese tools #4: Japanese chisel box (urban recycle project) gift...
Japanese chisel box.Urban recycle project. Ok he lost it! This box was actually made as a g...
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Japanese tools #3: Eight old Japanese chisels NOMI get back to life.
Eight old Japanese chisels NOMI get back to life.A little travel from trash to treasure… ...
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One wild shaving horse #3: Museum tour just for the inspiration...
One wild shaving horseMuseum tour just for the inspiration… This is part three of the sh...
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One wild shaving horse #2: and the show must go on...
One wild shaving horseand the show must go on… This is part two of the shaving horse blo...
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One wild shaving horse #1: or MaFe's version of the beast at least...
One wild shaving horseor MaFe’s version of the beast at least… This is not a tutor...
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Japanese tools #2: Japanese chisel NOMI setup
Japanese chisel NOMI setuppreparing, fitting the hoop and sharpening. If you are looking for &...
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Japanese tools #1: Japanese hand plane KANNA setup
Japanese hand plane setupFitting, tuning and sharpening. If you are looking for ‘ready o...
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Hand saw restore blog #4: Applying finish
Hand saw restoreApplying finish. Time for some finish!I decided to try different ways to be ab...
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Hand saw restore blog #3: New bolts and some shine.
Hand saw restoreNew bolts and some shine. One step closer, and time to play with the fish! ...
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Hand saw restore blog #2: Reshaping handles
Hand saw restoreReshaping handles. This is where the really fun part begins, and where you can...
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Hand saw restore blog #1: Intro and rust removal.
Hand saw restoreIntro and rust removal. THE SAWS Two years ago I bought an old English tool...
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Sharpening methods #2: A update on my personal sharpening methods.
An update on my personal sharpening methods. When I read in the blog I realized it looked like...
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New sole on an old wood Jack plane #2: Finish up, adjust and shaves.
New sole on an old wood Jack planeFinish up, adjust and shaves. I dye the plane body, to give ...
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New sole on an old wood Jack plane #1: The operation as it went.
New sole on an old wood Jack planeThe operation as it went. I got this wonderful old Jack plan...
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Sharpening methods #1: What is your favorite iron and sharpening method AND why?
What is your favorite iron and sharpening method AND why? After we had a few talks on Berthas ...
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The 30 minutes MaFe chisel plane - blog.
The 30 minutes MaFe chisel plane.It gets short for all of us one day… I have seen plenty...
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Low angel shoulder plane DIY (Div style plane) #5: The basic cuts.
The basic cutsThis should have been first… I know this was how the blog should have star...
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Hand saw blade protection guard of wood.
Hand saw blade protection guard of wood.Because we should care for our beautiful old tools…...
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Low angel shoulder plane DIY (Div style plane) #4: Drawings Analys and Documentation...
Low angel shoulder planeDrawings Analysis and Documentation… I promised to post a set of...
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Low angel shoulder plane DIY (Div style plane) #3: Making the body part two.
Low angel shoulder planeMaking the body part two. So here we go. In last blog we left the b...
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Adjustable shoulder plane iron, made from an old spade drill (Bonus track)
Adjustable shoulder plane iron, made from an old spade drillBecause I had to try! Ok I know so...
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Low angel shoulder plane DIY (Div style plane) #2: Making a blade from another plane iron.
Low angel shoulder planeMaking a blade from another plane iron. This is the second part of th...
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Low angel shoulder plane DIY (Div style plane) #1: Making the body part one.
Low angel shoulder planeBecause it’s fun…. Before you start reading I want to tell...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #13: Certificate of achievement
Certificate of achievementbelieve it or not! I had a wonderful mail today from LJ Debbie, it w...
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Sharpening station wet grinder (Thormek, Sheppac, Jet, whatever). #2: Rare earth magnets for the water trough (to attract steel particles from the water).
Rare earth magnets for the water troughto attract steel particles from the water Just a little...
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Mortise chisel restore (Vintage French bedanes) #2: Flatten, sharpen, finish and more.
Mortise chisel restoreVintage French bedanes This is the number two of two in the blog, so if ...
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Mortise chisel restore (Vintage French bedanes) #1: New handles from fire wood
Mortise chisel restoreVintage French bedanes I was lucky to get these old French mortise c...
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Scraper shaves my way #7: At the end it's a iron...
Scraper shaves my wayat the end it’s an iron… A iron is what it is all about! S...
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Scraper shaves my way #6: Spin the wheel...
Scraper shaves my waySpin the wheel… Last time we left the scraper shaves in oil!This ti...
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Scraper shaves my way #5: On tour and the oil bath
Scraper shaves my wayon tour and the oil bath… Part five of the tour, my ohhh I take a l...
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Scraper shaves my way #4: Open the mouth...
Scraper shaves my wayopen the mouth… Part four of the tour! Even the title sounds sca...
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Scraper shaves my way #3: When the going gets tough
Scraper shaves my waywhen the going gets tough… Part three of the tour! Even you dist...
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Scraper shaves my way #2: Shape up the body
Scraper shaves my wayShape up the body With my favorite Supersander I now get the chance to sh...
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Scraper shaves my way #1: The family portrait...
Scraper shaves my waymaking a bunch of scraper shaves Lately I have been making quite a few ne...
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Small router plane tutorial blog
Small router plane tutorialanother of my tool making journeys I have a Stanley and a Record ro...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #12: Finale - there is a hole in my bucket!
Finale there is a hole in my bucket! Ta-taaaaaaaa… Plingeling… Swirrrrmmm...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #11: The binding (back in business or solving the Gothic knot)
The bindingback in business or solving the Gothic knot! Ok Mike, I’m back, was actually ...
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The music of wood in the forest.
I promised our friend PaBull to post this video, and thank him at the same time to show me this.
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LJ friends and gifts. #1: Andys fifty years birthday Praha goulash dish by MaFe. (From the Andy meets MaFe in Copenhagen blog)
Andys fifty years birthday Praha goulash dish by MaFeFrom the Andy meets MaFe in Copenhagen blog ...
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LJ friends and gifts. #3: Brit (Andy) meets MaFe (Mads) in Copenhagen
Brit (Andy) meets MaFe (Mads) in Copenhagena LJ meeting in Copenhagen… Last night at the...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #2: Making a leather sheath for a axe or adze.
Axes, Adzes and Drawknife’s part IImaking a leather sheath for an axe or adze. This is second ...
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Axes, adzes and drawknifes #1: Making a leather sheath for a axe or adze.
Axes, Adzes and Drawknife’smaking a leather sheath for an axe or adze. This is first part of a...
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Stitching pony (quick and clean) blog
Stitching pony (quick and clean)the third arm… I have done quite a few leather sheaths, ...
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Fairy tale of *the old rusty Stanley hand plane.*
The old rusty Stanley hand plane. Once upon a time in a little land called Denmark, up under t...
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Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog) #5: Help needed!!! Knurled brass bolts
Hi LJs, So many have asked me now where I buy the brass hardware and this lead me to make this...
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Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog) #4: The box (blog)
Mike & Mads cutting gauge the box (blog)A gift to a wonderful friend. THE BOX: This is...
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Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog) #3: Manual (not really needed)
Mike & Mads cutting gauge manual (blog)A gift to a wonderful friend. MANUAL: This is t...
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Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog) #2: Making the cutting gauge II (Tutorial)
Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog)A gift to a wonderful friend. This is the second part, so ...
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Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog) #1: Making the cutting gauge I (Tutorial)
Mike & Mads cutting gauge (blog)A gift to a wonderful friend. Before I start the blog I wa...
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Mr. Christopher Schwartz's rude answer (not so) Popular Woodworking Magazine
Popular Woodworking Magazine – Mr. Christopher Schwartz rude answerbe careful with readers contri...
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Sweet little MsDebbie (Hammer) blog
Sweet little MsDebbie – (Hammer)re-handle and then again… It sounds like an old c...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #5: *Paring and a Exocto science (for beginners...)*
Paring and a Exacto scienceok perhaps not science… just minding the grip. Intro:When usi...
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Hand powered vintage bench grinder restore.
Hand powered vintage bench grinder restorewith a smile to swirts 1/8 HP motor… I fell...
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1894 German hobel (hand plane) restored
1894 German hobelhand plane – restored I found what I believe is an excellent example of...
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Popular Woodworking Magazine (who have the rights?) is that really ok?
Popular Woodworking Magazinebe careful with readers contributions, ‘Tricks of the tradeR...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #10: Lid - while I wait for the willow tree!
Lid.while I wait for the willow tree! I had all of a sudden become in front of the timeline, h...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #9: Lag time... Lagging and joining with dowels.
Lag time… Lagging and joining with dowels.not as easy as it looks… So finally time...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #8: Planing the outside, shaping the mandle and start of the lid.
Planning the outside, shaping the handle and start of the lid.First day back home. So Mike, I&...
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Re post: No sad song, but a song some times out of tune!
This is a re post!!!Since I have made many new friends here, and some are asking me kindly why I ...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #7: The bottom, the side angels and start of the handle.
The bottom, the side angels and start of the handle.just before a week of. Now I will see if I...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #6: A simple angel marker
A simple angel markerLess is more. I had decided to make the stafs different width, and set up...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #5: The bucket - making the boards
The bucketmaking the boards. Once again I will try to go my way, sorry Mike I’m a pain i...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #4: Binding lever...
Binding lever…Or Mads acually listens to Mike once… Here it is my binding lever: ...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #3: Scandinavian lag knife DIY
Scandinavian lag knife DIYOr Mike meets Mads again… Updated 1 Februar 2011. So my go ...
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Hand plane DIY blog #3: Hand plane DIY convex (Krenov style)
Hand plane DIY convex.Or Mike meets Mads style… THIRD PART FINALE.Press here for first p...
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Hand plane DIY blog #2: Hand plane DIY convex (Krenov style)
Hand plane DIY convex.Or Mike meets Mads style… SECOND PART.Press here for first part. ...
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Hand plane DIY blog #1: Hand plane DIY convex (Krenov style)
Hand plane DIY convex.Or Mike meets Mads style… Our dear Mike (Stefang), started a ̵...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #2: Hand plane, binding lever, lag knife
Making an ancient bucket with StefangHand plane, binding lever, lag knife This is the plane I ...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #1: Materials and tools
Making an ancient bucket with StefangMaterials and tools Before you get into this project watc...
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LJ friends and gifts. #4: LJ meeting in Luxemburg parc, Paris - Copenhagen.
LJ meeting in Luxemburg parc, Paris – Copenhagen.The great Sodabowski meets MaFe the vintag...
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Why vintage? Why new? Why a special brand? DEBATE.
Changed the headline, now we are awake! I’m entering a minefield, only politics can be m...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #4: *Fitting handles on the chisels *
Fitting handles on the chisels no fit, just hit! Intro:This first part will be how to mount t...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #3: *Honing the chisel blades to new shapes *
Honing the chisel blades to new shapes no cut, no pain Intro:This first part will be how to m...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #2: *Chisel handles on the lathe *
Chisel handles on the lathe no money, no pressure Intro:This first part will be how I made th...
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Dovetail chisels DIY (skewed, fishtail and left, right dovetail versions) blog #1: *Intro, info, challenge and materials*
Intro, info, challenge and materials low budget, high pleasure Intro:Ok I made it! dovetails ...
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Bevel gauge from a hack saw blade DIY blog
Bevel gauge from a hack saw blade DIY Boat builder’s small gauge. Some of you probably saw my ...
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Travel blogs #1: Saint Croix 2010 November
Saint CroixMaFe on tour November 2010 A good friend of mine called one Wednesday and asked me ...
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Simple picture frame DIY BLOG (gift for friend)
Simple picture frame DIYA birthday gift for my best and most loyal friend during 20 years now ...
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A dove has arrived...
A dove has arrived…Or at least the tool for a doves tail! Today I was so lucky that I fo...
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The grease box story #5: Grease box owners club - GBOC
Grease box owners club.Ok – I admit it’s childish and stupid. So it was time ̵...
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Router table, lift and fence (Festool) Homemade Blog #4: Router table mechanics (bonus material)
Router table mechanics (bonus material)A little tour through the tecnical idea. After request,...
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Router table, lift and fence (Festool) Homemade Blog #3: Router table the finale
Router table the finaleA little tour through my last part on this project. So here are the pla...
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Router table, lift and fence (Festool) Homemade Blog #2: Router table fence.
Router table fence A little tour through my work on this project. This is the second part of m...
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Router table, lift and fence (Festool) Homemade Blog #1: Router table and lift.
Router table and lift A little tour through my work on this project. So before I even start I ...
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The grease box story #4: The grease.
The grease box story.Chapter four: The grease. So something I’m sure many have been waiting fo...
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Tool tote / caddy travel #3: finger joints on a template / jig.
Tool tote travel 3finger joints on a template / jig This is third part of the tool tote travel. ...
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Three LJ’s five saws – the LJ saw test meeting in Copenhagen.
Three LJ’s five saws the LJ saw test meeting in Copenhagen! Written by: MaFe After a long ...
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Torpedo level restore DIY
Torpedo level restoreI have this beautiful torpedo level – ‘but it was out of level&#...
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Tool tote / caddy travel #2: glue up and details.
Tool tote travelglue up and details This is second part of the tool tote travel. Time f...
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Tool tote / caddy travel #1: a learning travel in tools and techniques.
Tool tote / caddy travela learning travel in tools and techniques. Yes some of you will say: ‘...
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The grease box story #3: What is a grease box.
The grease box story.Chapter three: What is a grease box. I admit this should perhaps have bee...
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The grease box story #2: The 66 years old secret Abdel box from Lebanon.
The grease box story.Chapter two: The 66 years old secret Abdel box from Lebanon. Even we are ...
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The grease box story #1: Roy Underhill's grease box
The grease box story.Chapter one: Roy Underhill’s grease box Before I begin, I’ll quote ...
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Hand plane fence DIY (for my no 3 and 4) Blog
Hand plane fence DIY (for my no 3 and 4) BlogMaking your own fence for any metal handplane. I ...
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Drill press table and much more! #4: Drill press turning (making a plane knob) Blog
Drill press turning Making a plane knob on the drill press challenge. Last week I needed a kno...
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Card scrapers #1: MaFeBurnisher (scraper set up tool) Blog updated 4oct2010
MaFeBurnisher BLOGscraper set up tool Ok I posted the project, and here are the blog, since th...
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Tool tote travel (a learning travel in tools and techniques)
Tool tote travel – teasera learning travel in tools and techniques Ok, I have talked abo...
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My first dovetails... (I admit I'm a child!) this is for Div.
My first dovetails… Yes I’m a child to post this, it’s like to say look daddy I...
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How to use a Kerfmaker (trying to help out!) Blog.
How to use a KerfmakerOk, many asked me this question, and I have seen it again and again on LJ. ...
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Squarerulerbevelangelbandit (yeah right MaFe!) Blog
SquarerulerbevelangelbanditOr just a old English set square and bevel gauge, becoming a transform...
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Paris toolbox (a Lumber Jerk in Paris) Blog
Paris toolbox (a Lumber Jerk in Paris)A simple tool box from recycle plywood Ok I admit IR...
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A Lumber Jerk in Paris... (Setting up a second workspace)
A Lumber Jerk in Paris…Setting up a second workspace What do you do when you are retire...
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Spokeshave (restore) blog
Spokeshave restore, refurbishThis is what I do… Ok, here is the old chap ready for some ...
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Ruler stop (nice and cheap) blog
Ruler stop – nice and cheapAnd fits your ruler with guarantee..Ok That’s a promise, so I be...
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Drill press table and much more! #3: Hold down clamps (cheap version) blog
Hold down clamps!This story are based on a real bench drillpress, all you see are reality, and al...
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Drill press table and much more! #2: Making the vacuum hose holder (diy) blog
Making the vacuumhose holder!This story are based on a real bench drillpress, all you see are rea...
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Drill press table and much more! #1: Making the table, fence, and shelf pin jig (my tour de table) Blog
Making the table, fence, and shelf pin jig!This story are based on a real bench drillpress, all y...
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Sharpening station wet grinder (Thormek, Sheppac, Jet, whatever). #1: Fitting Tormek profiled leather wheels on a Scheppac (for dummies)
Fitting Tormek profiled leather wheels on a Scheppac TIGER200S watersharpener. And preparing t...
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Grandmothers serving tray - Mumse
Grandmothers serving tray – MumseMy grandmother had a old serving tray for 30 years, that s...
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Soapbox car (drawings and details) Blog
Soapbox carDrawings and details after request from wouldi I had a few questions to my Soapbox ...
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Shooting board small (fit also Festool MFT) BLOG
Shooting boardMade to fit the bench, a table or the Festool MFT The other day I was annoyed th...
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Yankee trouble (bits and pieces...) BLOG
Yankee trouble (bits and pieces…)Or when you have to pay 45$ for to little, and are to stub...
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Resawing lumber bandsaw JIG (milling) BLOG
Resawing lumber bandsaw JIG – HOW TO MAKEOr your own little mill, if you find a nice peace ...
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Deep stop for a Record 50 / 43 ( Stanley) BLOG.
Hi all…Here I am again, have some time since I’m in Paris visiting my fionce who is French....
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Wooden fence, and tuning up a Record No. 50 plane (Stanley) BLOG.
Hi guys and girls of course… Wooden fence, and tuning up a Record No. 50 plane (Stanley)...
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Threaded insert jig BLOG
Threaded insert jig – HOW TO MAKEHow to get the dam thing straight in!Ok, not a big problem...
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Greentower / greenhouse BLOG.
When your garden are app. 6×4 meters, a greenhouse can be a challange…So I had put thi...
I'm a Danish architect form 1968, who have retired because of a spinal neck operation with a bad result. This is now giving me the chance to spend some time on my old passion 'woodworking', and allows me to work with all the lovely tools from different cultures of this world.
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