Woodworking
Jul 27 2018
Ornamental Turning Lathes, Bob Lynn and Hand Tools Paradise in New Zealand
Posted by Gaston Monge-Grassi 27th of July 2018 While I was working in Christchurch, I made a trip to Ashburton to visit some customers and also a very unique and special place...
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May 18 2018
The Parser Drill
Posted by Gaston Monge-Grassi 18th of May 2018Have you ever wondered where are those brass inlays you find in old wooden squares or knife handles coming from or how they...
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Jan 16 2018
Cold Bend Hardwood
Posted on January 16th, 2018 by Gaston Monge-Grassi Last year I found over the internet a company who managed to bend cold hardwood. In the past, wood bending was achieved only...
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Nov 16 2017
Kestrel Tool
Posted on November 17th, 2017 by Gaston Monge-GrassiLast week I couldn't resist to keep searching for more traditional woodworking tools and I found this small artisan tool shop based in...
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Nov 09 2017
The Pleasure of Green Woodwork
Posted on November 10th, 2017 by Gaston Monge-GrassiThere is something magical about being able to use simple hand tools to work green wood, straight from the tree, into useful objects...
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Nov 03 2017
The Coracle Boat
Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Gaston Monge-GrassiWhile searching more about green woodworking, I found a very interesting kind of vessel called "Coracle", consisting of a basketframe, a seat and...
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Jun 22 2017
The Abdel Box
Posted on June 22th, 2017 by Gaston Monge-Grassi This week blog is about the story of the 66+ years old secret Abdel box from Lebanon.. This story was posted by a...
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May 10 2017
The Dugout Canoe Dream...
Two years ago one of our customers purchased from us a Two Cherries Hollow Adze and a Scorp as part of the hand tools needed to make a dugout canoe....
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Apr 21 2017
“Marcou”... possibly one of the best NZ crafted hand planes you can put your hands on!!!
Last year while I was in Munich playing and testing hand planes, I found some of the most beautifully contemporary crafted infill hand plane I’ve ever seen. I made some...
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Apr 07 2017
Horses, Mules and Donkeys...
For quite a few years I have known what a shaving horse and a spoon mule are used for, but recently I found another member in the family of unplugged...
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