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Today in my workshop - sharpening a tenon saw

Today in my workshop - sharpening a tenon saw

This week I have two workshops as well as a few people finishing off their rocking chairs. It’s wonderful being there and seeing the work come together at the different levels. It’s a small group of seven woodworkers that find excitement at the cutting edge of a plane

Making the Wall Clock

Making the Wall Clock

The crossrails are now fitted within the side walls and its best to establish the shoulder lines for the stub tenons whilst the clock is assembled. The distance between the side pieces determines the shoulder lines of the tenons and so we must subsequently add a further 5/8” to

Robert Sorby chisels compete with the best

Robert Sorby chisels compete with the best

Sorby chisels cover the spectrum I think many people feel the same way I do and that is that plastic handled chisels work well and will equal the performance of some of the most expensive chisels produced. I try to present tools of value that are suited to task first,

Making the Wall Clock

Making the Wall Clock

The next part in the process is to form the grooves in the two cross rails. These rails receive the raised panel and line up with the grooves in the side pieces. The grooves therefore remain 3/8’ wide and are cut to the same 5/16” depth. These grooves

Fine Woodworking Q&A section answer

Fine Woodworking Q&A section answer

This seemed interesting to me. I thought it might help others to know what actually happens in this important aspect of chair making. Some time back, around June this year I think, I read in an issue of Fine Woodworking where a person wrote to FW for an answer on

A new series to make the wall clock

A new series to make the wall clock

In a couple of weeks the Online Broadcast we started will come to an end and the next projects will take us into the new year. You can of course still sign up for the series on the wall clock and the methods and techniques will give a solid beginning

Working Wood - Hand Tool Power for Beginners

Working Wood - Hand Tool Power for Beginners

Understanding the past Years ago I discovered something key to my future teaching and training woodworkers. I discovered that those who worked wood only by machine methods for more than a few years considered themselves intermediate level woodworkers. There are many problems to this not the least of which are