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• Folding Camp Stool - Osage Orange and Leather - 09-06-2014 10:15 PM | 11 comments

  I read Chris Schwarz’s book Campaign Furniture when it came out and decided that I wanted t...

• Saw Restorations #1: Spear & Jackson 10" Carcase Saw - 03-02-2014 03:06 AM | 9 comments

  A while back I bought this saw either from ebay or an auction. Can’t really remember. Any...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #8: Flattening and Finishing - 12-03-2013 02:20 AM | 3 comments

  Finally got the bench to the point where it’s time to flatten the top and finish it. Goi...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #7: Benchtop Divider - 11-27-2013 08:16 PM | 4 comments

  My bench has had a gaping…er…gap in the middle of it since I built in in December 201...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #6: Plane Cabinet - 11-25-2013 09:49 PM | 3 comments

  After getting tired of cleaning sawdust out of the nooks and crannies of my planes, I decided to ...

• Adventures in Tool Making #3: A Pair of Tenon Saws from a Disston Miter Saw - Shaping, Sanding, Polishing, and Finishing - 06-16-2013 05:26 PM | 2 comments

  Happy Fathers’ Day everyone! I got some shop time this weekend and decided to work on th...

• Adventures in Tool Making #2: A Pair of Tenon Saws from a Disston Miter Saw - Roughing the Handles - 05-13-2013 06:46 PM | 3 comments

  The last blog entry ended with me having two saw blades ready for handles. The handle mate...

• Adventures in Tool Making #1: A Pair of Tenon Saws from a Disston Miter Saw - Cutting the Saw Plate - 05-13-2013 02:27 PM | 5 comments

  I recently came back from spending a couple months in Kansas for work. On one of my weekend trip...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #5: Drilling Holdfast Holes - 05-12-2013 08:03 PM | 6 comments

  Happy Mothers’ Day everyone! Finally got a chance to go back to my parents’ house ...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #4: Cost & Weight Estimate - 01-30-2013 03:11 AM | 3 comments

  I’m sure there are those of you interested in how much this thing weighs and (more importan...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #3: (Mostly) Finished Tail Vise - 01-28-2013 05:00 PM | 5 comments

  Previously, I had run out of time to complete the tail vise on my workbench: This weekend ...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #2: Finished Leg Vise - 01-28-2013 03:35 PM | 8 comments

  I finally got some shop time this weekend and had a chance to complete my leg vise. After my las...

• Huge Estate Sale - 300+ Planes! - 01-22-2013 03:31 AM | 2 comments

  This past weekend there was an estate sale in Ottawa, IL. The owner of the estate apparently was...

• SYP Spilt-Top Roubo Workbench #1: 80% Complete - 01-03-2013 02:53 PM | 10 comments

  I was fortunate enough to be able to take off Christmas week and get a good start on my workbench...

• Plane Restorations #1: Stanley No. 45 Boxes Reproduction Graphics - 10-09-2012 01:57 AM | 27 comments

  I bought a No. 45, but the cutters did not come with the boxes that were included at the original...

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