Woodworking
Aug 22 2016
Book Stand Hidden Inside a Walnut Slab...
André Jacob Roubo (1739–1791) was a carpenter, cabinetmaker and author. Roubo was born and died in Paris. The son and grandson of master cabinetmakers, he earned that same designation himself...
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Aug 05 2016
Spooning...
Wooden Spoons is another type of craft that fascinates me a lot. After doing some research and lots of reading about how to make spoons out of wood, I found...
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Apr 27 2016
Fight Fire with Fire... work Wood with Wood!
During my trip to Germany in March, I had the pleasure to visit one of the oldest handplane factories “E. C. Emmerich”. I arrived in Remscheid later in the day,...
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Apr 06 2016
Behold! The Samurai Workbench...
I find some wooden workbenches quite fascinating, and I still haven’t quite decided which design I will pick myself, but I am getting closer. For those of you who know Chris...
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Mar 03 2016
Set it on fire...!
A different approach to preserve and beautify wood. The Japanese "shou sugi ban" method gives wood a protective finish and can yield stunning aesthetic effects.A centuries-old wood-treating method from Japan...
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Nov 06 2015
The Fletcher Capstan Table
After digging into my notes of cool things to look at again and share, I found this amazing piece of furniture handmade and assembled by David Fletcher.The original idea for...
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Sep 23 2015
Hand Stitched Rasps for Wood
Many people don't realise just how easy and how much fun working with rasps can be. Ask anyone who has had a go at making a saw handle, which part...
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Sep 07 2015
Hand Tool Paradise
If you ever thought about of the existence of a “Hand Tool Paradise”, I think “Bridge City Tool Works” is the closest to that.John Economaki established Bridge City Tool works...
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Apr 07 2015
Sit, Watch, Relax and go crazy about Woodwork
Searching through my pile of favourite videos, I chose this one titled "Tribute to the Trade of the Joiner" which shows how skilled joiners used to construct sash windows. I...
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Apr 07 2015
Please don’t loose your fingers!!
Hi everyone, during my latest trip to Auckland I met with one of my customers, Jim McGrath, and we talked about tools for a little bit... like 2 hours or...
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