You may recall my partially successful attempt at building a plough plane. I noted that I would look for an
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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying learning to do dovetails, and in order to accelerate my learning, I thought I’d prepare a
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
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We generally don’t use a lot of plywood and MDF sheet goods. You would then think we would not have
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 readingResurrecting an unwanted monstrosity as a 8 TPI rip saw
A week ago I wrote about some used hand saws which caused me great disappointment. Following shared commiserations and encouragement
Continue readingBuilding my workbench – Part V (Adding the vises)
This post forms part of the “Building my workbench” series. I wanted to add two vises to my bench, a front
Continue readingBox #7 – A plain plane box
I purchased and refurbished a Stanley # 4 1/2 plane for my brother’s birthday. There were too many sharp angles
Continue readingSelf made dovetail guides
When I started along the dovetail journey, I used a sliding bevel gauge to mark my angles. It quickly became
Continue readingHow not to sharpen hand saws, and the tribulations of buying used tools.
I have found myself wanting to use a hand saw more and more of late. However I only own a
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