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From start to date

From start to date

Looking back through my images taken over the past three weeks I am amazed at the transformation that's taken place from the first dovetailed box on the 30th October 2012 to the confident reconciliation twixt wood and tool today. It's no small thing for a man

Correction to Faithfull Bench Cabinet Scrapers

Correction to Faithfull Bench Cabinet Scrapers

I posted a blog recently saying the Faithfull Bench Cabinet Scrapers were OK but discovered they are not quite OK. We discovered a serious flaw in the blade retention. Either the iron is too thin or the recess it fits into is too deep. Either way, the problem is that

Buying good tools cheap - Starter Chisels UK

Buying good tools cheap - Starter Chisels UK

There was a time when imported tools were both cheap to buy and cheap in quality, which of course isn’t cheap but false economy. In the sixties we in the UK were flooded with low grade products from the the German Democratic Republic, Japan, India, China’s Hong Kong

Coffee tables and beyond

Coffee tables and beyond

Coffee tables This past week you probably gathered that we were creating the table design elements of the month-long workshop. We talk about design concepts yes, but the concepts become texture in our hands at the bench. It’s through this texture that we touch the deeper things even professional

Grinding and honing spokeshave blades

Grinding and honing spokeshave blades

We use spokeshaves a lot at the school. From the Foundational Course projects through to rocking chairs, these tools prove invaluable for shaping arches, rounding over and other multidimensional features we woodworkers configure in our work. Though these tools are very forgiving when it comes to sharpness; they are at

Faithfull #80 Bench cabinet scrapers OK

Faithfull #80 Bench cabinet scrapers OK

I bought three #80 bench cabinet scrapers this week. I wanted to try one made by a UK supplier called Faithfull. The tools arrived neatly boxed and looked like any Stanley #80 scraper I’ve used over the decades. The main body seemed as good as any Stanley minus holes

M Stein hand tools

For those who asked for the source for the lovely Slovakian carving chisels and carving tools here is the link to MStein chisels. The site is in english as well. I really liked using them and would love to buy a set for future use. I liked the look and