Lance's Workbench – Where life and progress is slower, but satisfying

Boxes #8 and #9 – Half blind dovetail practice

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

When I started along the dovetail journey, I used a sliding bevel gauge to mark my angles. It quickly became

I have found myself wanting to use a hand saw more and more of late. However I only own a

This post forms part of the “Building my workbench” series. Wow! I just looked at my last post to see

The pathway from the drive to my parents’ house is lined with wood chips. It looks nice and serves the