There is an adage that gets batted around woodworking forums a lot, “buy your last tool first”.
Continue readingI have been cutting tenons by hand the same way for some time now. When I read Robert Wearing’s
Continue readingHere is a quick episode showing how the Scrub plane can be used to quickly trim a board to width. Most
Continue readingThis is a question I hear a lot. My answer, as long as your shop can accommodate. Longer even.
Continue readingThe woodworking world seems to be a flutter with talk of Nailed or Board Furniture. I’ll admit
Continue readingUsing a block plane to create a chamfer or even to just break the corners on your project is no big deal.
Continue readingI had some rust show up on a few block planes that I took to WIA in Ohio through many many miles of rain.
Continue readingSince I’m tackling curves in the second semester of The Hand Tool School, I thought an episode
Continue readingHave you ever cut dovetails, dry fit them for a great fit, then not glued them up for several months
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