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October 19, 2021 Musings / Tools

#60½ Block plane ruminations

If the woodworking communities’ hive mind were to choose a pantheon of gods to worship, I think the #60½ block

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October 4, 2021 Projects

The boat which hangs on our wall

For many years we’ve had our TV hanging on a wall in our living room. It was a practical solution,

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April 6, 2021 Tools

Adding variable speed control to my lathe

Nearly a year ago I bought and restored an old 1980s Woodfast lathe. I realised pretty quickly that constantly changing

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March 1, 2021 Projects

The Huon Trophy

Over January our family helped lead a youth camp, in which we introduced a bunch of grade 9-12 kids to

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November 7, 2020 Projects

Hanging wall cabinets – forging individual history into a combined future.

Two friends of our eldest daughter, whom we have known since primary school got married earlier this year. My wife

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June 10, 2020 Projects

Attempting to [CTRL]+Z a half blind draw-bored mortice and tenon

This post could also be titled “How draw bored mortice and tenons took me from hero to zero in fifteen

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May 25, 2020 Tools

Restoring an early 80’s Woodfast Lathe

I’ve been on the lookout for an older heavy cast iron lathe for a long time, and last weekend the

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May 18, 2020 Tools

Finding the Toyota Camry of Sliding Bevel Gauges

I don’t need flash. I don’t need bling. I do need a gauge that does what it needs to do,

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April 26, 2020 Musings / Tools

Paul Sellers’ plane pull test

An often raised topic is that it’s hard to know what sharp is unless you’ve experienced a degree of sharpness

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April 24, 2020 Tools

Sliding Bevel Gauges – The impossible tool?

Sky hooks, perpetual motion machines, cold fusion and sliding bevel gauges that lock in place. These are all wonderful theoretical

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  • #60½ Block plane ruminations
  • The boat which hangs on our wall
  • Adding variable speed control to my lathe
  • The Huon Trophy
  • Hanging wall cabinets – forging individual history into a combined future.

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