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It's a Wrap

It's a Wrap

I have a few of these Stanley 78s and surprisingly the handles all seem to me to feel different. in my hands. I have a couple that have very smooth castings and so too the painted finish. Some however feel quite rough and somehow cold to my touch in that

Days Gone...

Days Gone...

...Never to Return It's a simple truism in every sense. An era has passed, never to return. Look into any past culture anywhere on the globe and you can trace perspectives on art of the day for that era. Each continent has expressed who it is in multidimensional

Sharpen a Saw in 5 Mins???

I was teaching saw sharpening when almost everyone I ever met or knew of had abandoned such practices. As a direct result from my efforts more people are sharpening their own saws than I have ever seen before and the numbers keep on growing. Who's doing it? Amateur

It's Gone Bad...

It's Gone Bad...

Three decades ago we used to pick up a four-in-hand rasp at any hardware store in the US knowing it would be good to go and at an economical price. They weren't fancy, just functional. The farriers used them to trim and shape the hooves on horses during

As the Days Draw In

As the Days Draw In

It's not too early to prepare for the coming of cold days and evenings of low light, low energy levels. The days are shortening now so prepare yourselves. In a few weeks our days will be around 8-9 hours long here and much of that daylight time for

In Case

Just in case you missed this current vlog out today I thought I should mention it here. I have enjoyed doing them through the past months and will keep going because it is more my way of life and I also want the next few years to embrace what I

S&J Bench Planes Review

S&J Bench Planes Review

When I blogged and even filmed about the Spear & Jackson hands saws it wasn't because they sponsored me, gave me a kickback or gave me free tools or equipment. They gave me zilch because I don't and won't take anything. Not taking any