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Winding sticks for guaranteed flatness - and more beyond

Winding sticks for guaranteed flatness - and more beyond

I don’t know of many that rely on winding sticks for detecting twist in boards and billets these days but I use mine often as in days past most woodworkers did. Like the square and the shooting board, these simple pieces were essential to producing accurate work; a slight

Real Woodworking Campaign #1

Real Woodworking Campaign #1

Where do we begin? Back in the post war 50s and 60s something began to emerge called Do It Yourself. In Britain, DIY shops popped up to compliment hardware stores and every town had a dozen or so to choose from. In some measure it was a new phenomenon and

Winding sticks detect the twist

My eye scans the winding sticks that span the oak and there the twist stands proud beyond my half cocked eye The rough plane strikes the highs to bring them low and so again I span the oak with sticks to see if winding still stands proud And soon my

The Real Woodworking Campaign is on

The Real Woodworking Campaign is on

Soon we will be launching our website for the Real Woodworking Campaign, which we plan to open as a worldwide endeavour to promote the art and craft of real woodworking for all. You have heard me talk of the Real Woodworking Campaign (RWC) for some months and it started out

My week unfolds - future possibilities too

My week unfolds - future possibilities too

The North of England Woodworking Show There is a lot happening this week as there is in all my weeks. Thus coming weekend we have the North of England Woodworking Show in Harrogate, which always promises a large crowd and even more work demonstrating and talking to people about real

Winters warmed

The log fire spits and hisses, biting back the winter’s chill that creeps in bitter-quickened cold beneath the outside door. From where I work I glimpse the seat of glowing embers rise, bursting high their flames to grab the emptied content of my shovel once again and so I

Hope chest - Raising the panels

Hope chest - Raising the panels

Wood rewards the artisan who works its substance honestly to make his living. You may not grow rich from a life working wood, but then who said you were supposed to. As a lifestyle workman, my life has always meant steady, hard work. Often for prolonged periods and often the