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My new project is going well. I had my boards glued up and ready for joint making so with six single dovetails and a series of seven for each of the back corners of the main box done, my last job of the day was gluing up.                 I did something

My next project started I have a tool chest that I really like that works well for most of my tools. I need a part that has drawers for other tools and so as a part of the package in my next book I will be including this two-part project

We have discussed weighty planes of late and I thought weights  might be interesting. Cast metal smoothing planes fall into two main types commonly used for almost 150 years - the #4 and the #4 1/2.   Bailey and Bed Rock Pattern #4 planes Stanley #4 This plane weighs 1.

The shop was quiet today. Penrhyn Castle closes on Tuesdays so Joseph and got some things done and straightened and cleaned a little. I find the castle the most different workshop  I have ever had and I have had or worked many in my lifetime. The sphere of creativity is

I've used the screw in the palm-cum-beading gauge by simply using a block of wood and the screw. This week I refined it and made a quality tool that will remain. I used a piece of the Indian laurel I cut from the inside of one my log

Controversial issues with planes Some of the blogs I have put up are a little controversial - weights of plane, flatness of soles, micro-bevel sharpening, plane chatter and so on. I may seem controversial in this, but my goal is to cause question as to why we do some things