Video: Sharpen a Router Plane Blade
Router planes are the Starsky. Handsaws are the Hutch. These two tools work together all the time in my shop. In fact, all the sawing classes I teach are actually classes on the router plane in [...]
Delta 22-590: Benchtop Planer
About a month ago, I posted about new tools coming from Delta (read it here). The machines released at that time were a new 18″ laser drill press, 20″ scroll saw and a new benchtop [...]
MIXED OFF CUTS
AS YOU KNOW I KEEP ALL OFF CUTS OF TIMBER LARGE OR SMALL. AND MAKE PUZZLES /ILLUSIONS??THIS IS MADE USING THE BANDSAW.SIMPLE EASY TO DO.WASTE NOT WANT NOT. THIS IS MADE FROM TIMBER I GLUED [...]
THE SLEEPER BENCH PICNIC TABLE
THE SLEEPER PICNIC TABLE. WITH THE TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE ,ROUTER-SKILL SAW- SANDER -JIG SAW.PLUS BASIC HAND TOOLS AND A BIT OF KNOW HOW.? YOU TOO CAN PRODUCE THIS FROM A RAILWAY SLEEPER .ONLY [...]
Unprepared For Woodworking
I’ve been a “cabinetmaker” for many years. I’ve built furniture and boxes, done a little turning and there’s been a fair amount of carpentry over the years as well. [...]
Where in the World is Christopher Schwarz?
Following his trip to North Carolina to shoot two shows with Roy Underhill for “The Woodwright’s Shop” and a three-day teaching stint at Roy’s school, Chris took a few [...]
GWOT: Global War on Tablesaws
I just read another post about a fellow who hurt himself on his table saw. I think it takes guts to report an injury like this on a wood working forum and I applaud all who do. Unfortunately, [...]
Where Roy Underhill is From
I’ve always been hesitant to get to know my personal heroes because it’s usually a disappointment. They almost always turn out to be just like the rest of us. A bit vain. [...]
The Traditional Tool Section of Lowe’s
When I teach classes, I tell my students to buy their winding sticks in the “18th-century Tool Section” of their local home center. They look puzzled until I pull out my winding [...]
Thousand Cankers Disease in Tennessee Walnut Trees
On July 27, I posted a short entry about Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), a twig beetle-born fungus that has been killing black walnut (Juglans nigra) trees in seven Western states. Yesterday, I [...]
Monroe Coldren & Son
The unassuming building in the photo above is typical of the architecture found in and around southeastern Pennsylvania such as in the city of West Chester. The fact that the sign on the side of [...]