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Returning home with fresh ideas

Returning home with fresh ideas

Vic and I exchanged places every hour to present hand tool methods; me with plane Jane planes like Stanleys and he with veritas Well, my friends, you have given me a lot to think about since both shows. I am sure, judging by your emails, that you have anticipations as

Most unique plane - ever seen a Spill Plane being used?

I believe this is the only plane designed to produce a shaving as the finished product. It's quite unique, but I have several of them. I found this one on eBay. It was described as a toothing plane but I could see that that was not what it

A question - setting up diamond sharpening plates?

Q: Paul, I bought three DMT sharpening stone last weekend at the show in New Jersey, and they arrived in the mail this week. Now I want to fasten them to a board as you have done. Did you create wells for each stone and then fasten them with glue?

Last day of The Woodworking Shows Fredericksburg, VA

Last day of The Woodworking Shows Fredericksburg, VA

As the sun set over the trees last night I felt the rewards of an honest day’s work. It was one of the busiest days I have had since my US tour began, with many wonderful people looking for practical ways to work wood. There were highlights, but for

Today's Woodworking Show

Today's Woodworking Show

If you are within driving distance of Fredericksburg, Virginia you should come down to the show today or tomorrow. Yesterday was a great day and with people coming in from everywhere there was great cross section of the woodworking society there. I demonstrated throughout the day and tried to keep

Season of changes

Season of changes

Snow 6” deep and more defies mankind to carpet the Eastern Seaboard once more. The mild winter days that thus far enticed a pair of Canadian geese to the pond at the front of the workshop gave a mixed signal hailing the possibility of an early Spring and the awaited

Raising panels with the Stanley #4

Raising panels with the Stanley #4

Should I tell you that a plain Jane #4 plane with no retrofit irons, specialist cap irons or dead flat soles is of equal value to the beastly heavyweights engineers and salesmen tell you you need I would of course enter the realms of controversy most men fear to tread.