I Think It's Good
My day unfolds without a plan some days, but I embrace the steps as each one obviates the course I'm taking. Today I cut wood for the dovetail tester box I promised and I was happy that from it's rough state it planed out so well
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Finishing Your Wood
It's the number one fear for most woodworkers, a little agitated skip from foot to foot as you toss the rag from hand to hand. I understand this. Mostly it's because it's an area of work that is indeed the least predictable for a
A Poor Man's Raspy Thingy
My reason for revisiting the issue of shaping wood by hand is this: I think that it is very likely that people in general cannot spend a £120 on a rasp to make a project like say a spoon that they do not know if they will like producing more
Work 'n' Play
I walk every evening after supper for about an hour or so, so three or four miles works well for me. This happens no matter the weather, but a storm might stop me once in a while or at least shorten the distance by a mile. I don't
I'm On Your Case
It's more a vernacular bookcase really. Something locally designed and built to last at a fair price without going cheap in any way. The thing is it is self-assembly, solid wood, manually, mentally and emotionally demanding/stimulating, but all in the most positive doable thing to do which
I Read a Review
I did! It was a review on some chisels a person bought. The commenter said it took her or him four hours to flatten the back of a chisel on a diamond sharpening plate. I thought to myself, 'Is that really true or even possible? Can fine-grained, chrome manganese
Dovetail Tester
There is no substitute for practice before and in the process of actually cutting dovetails. Occasionally someone gets it straight off but mostly not. The exercises early on improve your chances of success and aiming for the bullseye of a good result is definitely a question of 'getting your