Musings 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

A fishtail chisel in an hour

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying my hand at half lap dovetails. Now I know that it

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

A while ago I realised that a little hammer can be really useful for fine adjustment of planes. While I

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

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

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

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