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A local businessman wanted some record cabinets made. They are mostly 3/4 import birch plywood. The fronts are mostly locally harvested stuff - poplar, butternut, cypress, and some rough weather oak. And the trim is walnut. Probably too much information here.. "...

Hand made Turning saw based on the Gramercy tools kit which I've had for absolutely ages and finally decided to make. The kit I bought comprised of the handles, pins and three blades. The wood used is quarter-sawn European beech. I believe Gramercy make the handles from American hickory...

I recently asked a forum question about cutting a circle. From that I basically came up with two ways to cut a large circle: Cut the square into an octogon, then a polygon, and keep cutting until you smooth it out with a spokeshave or plane. Use a bow saw to cut the circle then smooth out...

This was a fun project. Built from scarp sapele after another project, Gramercy's layout sheets were spot on and it was easy to template the pieces. Lots of hand shaping. I turned the handle on the lathe and finished with danish oil and paste wax. I bought their kit and blades. It all came...

I started a blog about this build but discovered I enjoy the woodworking process more than the blogging process. Here's the rundown. I followed Chris Schwarz's plans… of course. Dimensions: 34" tall, 22.5" wide, 76" long Top: construction 2×4's and some reclaimed redwood 2×6's from a deck that...

built this cedar bench from cedar that i got from a freind that has a sawmill and is now at a local garden center

I didnt have the ideal space to start … and I wanted a wide selection of tools and equipment …. I think it turned out OK. The shop started as an open air car port that I walled in using shiplap sideing. I added a 170 sq ft side room with oak floors and cabinets finished with redwood beams and...

After seeing some amazing transformations of inexpensive gents saws to high quality western dovetail saws here on lumberjocks, I decided to give it a try. After settling on the Gramercy dovetail saw design, I bought an inexpensive Crown 10" Gents saw with 16 PPI and a steel back, two brass...

The Materials: This is constructed from a Gramercy Bow Saw kit which provides detailed plans, two brass pins and three blades. After much deliberation over materials, the bow saw posts and stretcher were made out of a chunk of 8/4 tight grained quartersawn Osage Orange and the two handles and...

Hi! Let me share with you my latest build: bow saw. The blade is 12" long, overall design and proportions borrowed from Gramercy bow saw free plans. The wood is beech, and the finish is couple of coats of BLO. Handles were made of some fruit tree wood, plum probably. The brass parts were...