This is what goes through a woodworker’s mind when they spend a couple hours shoveling the driveway and walkway. My conclusion: Bevel up of course and low angle seemed to work best ☺. It was time to dig out of our driveway. My wife needed to go into work today, and 10+ inches of snow [...]
Let It Snow For the last week or so here in Western Washington we have been dealing with an unusual cold snap and early snowfall. Snow in Western Washington generally comes and goes in the same day, it doesn’t usually hang around very long. This year it came early and is staying around. We should [...]
After just posting the news about Lie-Nielsen working on some new hammers, I received a newsletter from Lie-Nielsen. They are now selling a new Panel Gauge. This is another tool I’ve been in the market for. I think it might be a late Christmas present for me. They have a few other new tools and DVDs, so [...]
For those of you that don’t follow the Lost Art Press blog, Christopher Schwarz just wrote about some new Warrington hammers Lie-Nielsen will be producing. Have a look at Chris’s post, it’s exciting news. I’ve been looking for some quality hammers, and I haven’t had the best luck finding them. On eBay, most are in pretty [...]
Cutting the Tails The last installment of this series I showed how I layout the tails. Now it’s time to do some cutting. When cutting Tails first, you really only need to concern about cutting perpendicular across the end of the board. If you can get this perpendicular cut dead on, you have solved most [...]
Ok, this isn’t woodworking related, but I thought I would give a plug for a new web site my sister has started. She is an amazing cook and her treats are the best J. Her business will be selling some of her best treats. The cool thing about her business model is that you get [...]
Is there something called Hand Tool Karma? I’ve been working on some Shaker Silverware Trays to give away for Christmas. My weekends have been busy lately and I haven’t had had much time to work on my project. I was going to use my new Veritas Plow Plane, to make the grove for the bottom [...]
