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  1. Hand Tools
    Good evening. So I have had some "orange handle" chisels that I bought a while back, to be honest I always assumed I'd be more reliant on power tools and sand paper, but I'm really gravitating to hand tools these days. Anyway, they're nothing fancy, but they're my first that I got to...
  2. Projects Joinery Planes for Hand Tool Woodworking

    I have not posted in a while for a variety of reasons. My shop time has been limited and my furniture projects have been somewhat mundane. But during the past year, I made a few joinery planes that are useful for hand tool woodworkers. The big three for me are the moving fillister plane for...
  3. Hand Tools
    Dabbling in veneers, I have been looking for a veneer saw that I felt would satisfy my needs. I was fortunate to make the acquaintance of a fellow at a recent tool show who connected me to an article in PINS and TAILS ● The eMagazine of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers. The...
  4. Projects Welsh Stick Chair

    This is a Welsh stick chair from the summer of 2023 made at the Maine Coast Craft School. The teacher Kenneth was an apprentice of John Brown in Wales. The form is taken from vernacular chairs made by Welsh farmers. Steam-bent arm bow. This mostly hand tool build took seven days and was a...
  5. Hand Tools
    Over at my blog is posted the Tool Chest chapter from The Complete Woodworker by Bernard E. Jones, 1917. Featuring dimensioned plans for traditional British portable and stationary tool chests. The Complete Woodworker is one of my favorite early 20th century woodworking texts. Jones following...
  6. Projects collapsible kneeling bench

    I made this project based on a collapsible Japanese kneeling bench. you can see something similar in the sashimono episode of begin Japanology () . I made it for a hand tool woodworking class and cut all the joints and did all the surfacing by hand. unlike the original I made this as a stand...
  7. Hand Tools
    Toys have been put away....time to see where? Somewhere inside this cabinet. Doors are a "Ready Service" rack for the most used saws IN the shop.. Open the doors... Left side of the cabinet/Tool Chest..and... The Right hand side....and just to the right of that door.. Is a Plane Til...
  8. Journal A box Project

    Have a Pine plank.....1/2" x 6" x 6', that needs a Project. Thought I could use one plank to build the entire box....and try to use mainly hand tools doing it. Needed to cross cut things down to sizes....2 for the front and back of the box, 1 for a the panel for a lid, another one for the...
  9. Projects In Progress
    I started Part 1 about a month ago. In it, I started with: "My progress is always slow, but it is progress nonetheless". I should also add that it is quite erratic. In that post, I resawed the stock for the sides of my boxes and laminated the stock for the tops. I also got side-tracked resawing...
  10. Journal Test Journal

    Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubard Here's a pic
  11. Projects Dog Bed

    I built this dog bed to help me with my recovery from a TBI. As such, as long as the outcome was somewhat close to the original intent, I would be happy with the results. The Chief Inspector and I are both happy with the results. I knew that I was going to be using my plough plane and making...
  12. Projects In Progress
    At any given moment, I have several projects on the go. This post will enlighten you folks about the trials and tribulations that I have because of my Traumatic Brain Injury, and show you how I work through or around them. My progress is always slow, but it is progress nonetheless. This project...
  13. Wifes Tea Box with my first hand cut dovetails

    This is my first small box made with hand cut dove tails, I definitely need some practice. The sides are figured Maple, the lid frame is Walnut and the top and bottom panel is Birds Eye Maple. My goal was to use only hand tools but I ended up re-sawing the stock to expedite the project in time...
  14. My Infill Planes and Kits

    This is my first time posting here, so forgive me if this isn't in the right place. My name is Paul, I started making planes about 3 years ago and after interest from potential customers, I've decided to sell some as well. My website is listed under my profile, so if you're interested in seeing...
  15. Hepplewhite One Drawer Stand

    See more on my WordPress Blog Follow the build below: Hepplewhite Stand #1: What's Wrong With This Picture Hepplewhite Stand #2: First Things First Hepplewhite Stand #3: Lay-Out & Rough-Cut Hepplewhite Stand #4: A Proper Edge Hepplewhite Stand #5: Mortises - Finally! Hepplewhite Stand #6...
  16. Slightly different woven board

    This board has a background and accent stripe of New Guinea Rosewood with the main weave of Tasmanian Blackwood and the other accent is Purpleheart. I hope the pics are big enough and there is a bit more detail.
  17. Hungarian Box Bench

    In googling for hall bench designs, I came across a fair number of pine benches with the label "Hungarian Box Bench". I haven't seen any examples here in Canada but it looked like a good second furniture project and I was able to find enough online photos to figure out the basic construction. It...
  18. Spills

    I guess technically this is a project … after all it is made of wood! Having recently completed my spill plane ... I've been enjoying the creation of spills … lots of spills! Last week at church we had a multigenerational Advent Wreath making session. So, I thought I would place this project on...
  19. Roubo Workbench (Hand tools Only)

    In my attempt to move over to a hand tool lifestyle, I decided to upgrade my workbench to a Roubo, since they are all the rage. This is Roy Underhill's version. I don't have his book, so I had to redesign it to fit what I remember it as, keeping his basic vision as a base to work off of. I biult...
  20. Tool rack: keeping the wife happy

    My wife's been pestering me about the clutter of tools in the attic for ages, and as you can see in the images, she does have a point… So I made this toolrack from cheap pine planks to store my chisels and saws in. It's a first in many projects that are intened to get the tools off the ground...
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