Bench dog springs

It’s been two months since I finished my bench, and I finally got around to making “springs” for my bench

Restoring Maatsuyker #11976-432^4

Don’t ask about the name. That’s how it came. I was quite excited about this saw. At 350mm (14″) long

I received a bunch of old saws from Matt that should be able to be reconditioned and put back into

You may recall my partially successful attempt at building a plough plane. I noted that I would look for an

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying learning to do dovetails, and in order to accelerate my learning, I thought I’d prepare a

I’ve been on the lookout for a plough plane for a little while. My main need is for running grooves

A while ago I read an article by Paul Sellers about spring joints. In it, he made an almost off-hand

A week ago I wrote about some used hand saws which caused me great disappointment. Following shared commiserations and encouragement

This post forms part of the “Building my workbench” series. I wanted to add two vises to my bench, a front

I purchased and refurbished a Stanley # 4 1/2 plane for my brother’s birthday. There were too many sharp angles