In hand-tool woodworking, brains almost always trump brawn. For example, when I need to remove a lot of material from a localized area, I need to think like a tree assassin and exploit its weaknesses. Think about it for a minute: Trees are much stronger in the vertical axis than they are in the horizontal. Continue reading»
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Even if I have an entire shop filled with power equipment, I like to cut my rabbets by hand. Why? It’s fast and fun. Once you master a rabbet plane or a moving fillister plane, your router table and table saw will get a lot less use. To push you along this path, I wrote Continue reading»
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Some woodworkers would rather stick their hand into a running disposal while naked than turn on a dry grinder. So when they need to correct the skew angle on a skewed plane iron or skewed chisel they are at a loss. I even met a guy who would just buy a new blade rather than Continue reading»
Vintage hand drills – sometimes called “eggbeater drills” – are common, useful and easy to fix up using stuff you already own. You can buy hand drills all day long on eBay and never deplete the world’s supply because they were in every homeowner’s toolbox. When I buy a hand drill, I don’t pay much Continue reading»
A couple weekends ago I did a clumsy thing in front of an audience: I dropped my expensive 5,000-grit waterstone on the floor where it broke into three jagged chunks. Someone in the audience offered to sell me a replacement stone, but I declined. That’s because I knew I had two good things I could Continue reading»
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: Oculus Fine Carpentry Traditional Sash Joinery , Window Conservation and Research Friday , April 13, 2012 Peter French Round Barn I had never seen the Round Barn until my visit to the Malheur area of Oregon . I believe it to be one of the most wondrous engineering feats of the 19th century here in Oregon . Peter French designed this barn for the horses that were used on the large cattle ranch that he managed . View of the barn from afar Size of the barn is a bit deceiving-it is quite . large The inner ring is made up of a locally sourced . stone The inner ring . The support posts including the large central post are juniper logs . nbsp Central post and intricate framing . Great Horned Owl . nest Cantilevered . supports Love those juniper . logs Perfect . setting Definitely worth checking
After three days of work, we are going to start assembling the workbenches we are building at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking tomorrow and are coming to a familiar fork in the road. Should we assemble the benches using glue or not? My gut says these benches don’t need glue. The legs are immobile Continue reading»
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We always have carpenter jobs in London, West London and are currently looking for a carpenter to join our team making quality fitted furniture. We need someone who speaks perfect english. Have a driving license. Have plenty of experience fitting fitted furniture made of mdf, melamine and veneer. Must be able to paint. Must live [...]