| This blog is written by BTimmons | 13 entries so far |
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Spokeshave rehab
A kind LJ frequenting the HPOYD thread noticed a question I asked about spokeshaves, and was nice...
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Adventures of a time traveling woodworker
As much as us hand tool junkies appreciate old fashioned tools that work as well as the day they ...
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Another visit with a local LJ, an unbelievable vise, and wood gloat!
Last night I was welcomed for another visit to the shop belonging to local LJ cabmaker, so he cou...
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And then suddenly, walnut!
What oh what am I supposed to make out of this? My dad in law was putting a ton of things in stor...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #4: Fixing stupid mistakes, but it's finally taking shape.
The shims I glued to my tenons are ready to be pared back. Seems like the mortises were just a l...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #3: Tweaking the fit, first coat of oil finish
Last time I didn’t have all four bottom surfaces sitting flat. Turns out this was due to t...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #2: More bandsaw shaping, some drilling, and lots of sanding
In case you missed it, here is Part 1 in this series. First thing I did was employ my new-to-m...
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Been waiting a long time to say this. Ahem... "TOOL GLOAT!"
Snagged this bad boy yesterday on Craigslist for $75.00! The belts are in great shape, too. The...
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Katanakake (Japanese sword stand) #1: Rough shaping - Mortises, tenons, bandsaw profiles
A katanakake is an elegant way to display Japanese swords. Like much of the aesthetic that desce...
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I really, really like my first smoothing plane (Thanks, Don W!)
First off, a big thanks to Don W, the Lumberjock I bought this plane from. As anyone who frequent...
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First hand cut dovetails. Ugh...I'm glad that's over with.
This may very well end up as my new yardstick for time and effort invested versus quality of resu...
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Great help from a local Lumberjock! (What should I make with this wood?)
Today I paid a visit to cabmaker, who extended the generous invitation to see his shop and use hi...
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Hand tools can be dangerous too! (or: Why I need an actual workbench)
Yeah, this was me today. Since I was just using a block plane and not some power tool, the m...
