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The root word for joinery is harmos, which is where we get the word harmony from. When I look at these gates I feel the certainty of peace. The oak used is mainly quartersawn white oak and the gates are all mortise and tenoned throughout. This type of work is

Stanley 5061 Marking Gauge Over the past few months I have purchased many rarities on eBay. Tools such as my I Sorby 5 ½ plane...   ...my 4 ½ Woden and many others. Looking at the tools I find they often seem quite ordinary on the pages, but knowing some history and handling

I designed these bird nesting cavities over 20 years ago and they really work well. For blue tit, great tit, (in US chickadee and titmouse etc) nuthatch and wrens (depending on hole size) Though nesting cavities provide wild birds with nest sites in the early spring and summer, they are

I am always looking for good tools and sometimes I despair at new one because they look so, well, cheap looking. Some modern makers can take good rosewood from certified plantings, good brass fitments and good steel and make tools look kitsch. The worst come from Sheffield, England because the

Business cards in clear plastic holders for woodworkers don't really measure up. People come in the Penrhyn castle workshops and say, "Are these dovetails cut by machine?" Aargh!!! Woodworking is an exercise in patience and understanding. In 47 years I have never cut dovetails by machine