If the woodworking communities’ hive mind were to choose a pantheon of gods to worship, I think the #60½ block
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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
Continue readingMusings on combination squares and quality
I had never seen a combination square before we built our house. One of the tradesmen who was helping us
Continue readingPlugging leaks (or how to stop blood going everywhere)
Settle in folks, there is a back story which will take a while to tell. When I was in my
Continue readingA plough plane in a pinch with a problem
I’ve been on the lookout for a plough plane for a little while. My main need is for running grooves
Continue readingGluing without clamps – The rub joint
A while ago I read an article by Paul Sellers about spring joints. In it, he made an almost off-hand
Continue readingBe still my weeping fingers
Aughhh is winter again and my poor fingers have been aching in the cold once more, and significantly limiting my woodworking time
Continue readingThe simple beauty of timber
After I had glued up my second bench top half today, I had about twenty minutes before my kids got
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