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My day started in my home workshop working on some old oak I recycled  from an old oak gate-leg table made from quartersawn English oak stock. It planes so beautifully and the quartersawn oak figuring is stunning. I really like the idea of making something recycled from old pieces that

OK. Here's an ugly looking box that's over 100 years old. Looks dog rough but I liked the size and the dovetails and the wood. Mahogany. Very sweet, rich grain beneath the bleached outside and the poor paint job inside. First discovery.     This box never saw

I think it a sad thing When we miss Spring And Summer dissolves the petalled spray In the blistering heat of a hot day     I thought you might like to see these images. They are quite lovely to me. he bluebells are beginning to replace the daffodils   There are delightful

The day moved along quickly for everyone, but for the main part all the legs were mortised and the tenons cut and partly fitted. Mortise and tenon joinery is not necessarily easy, but I teach several ways to make the joint and they try these out to see which they

It's different working in oak than softwoods like pine. More consistent, less twists and turns in the grain, even texture, no knots if you pick prime grades and such. People use the term "hard as oak" quite a bit, but its easy to chop mortises in

If you have any questions on woodworking, we will try to answer them from a working craftsman's background. I answer hundreds of questions each month. These questions are often duplicate questions and my answer could actually be answering your questions and your questions might be someone else'