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• the humble house workshop #9: one door closes, another opens - 91 days ago | 17 comments

  FINALLY!!! after almost 2 years of struggle in the Philippines it has actually happened. The ligh...

• the humble house workshop #8: Narra, King of the forest, destroyer of cheap plane irons! - 132 days ago | 5 comments

  I wasn,t planning to write about this project, but as it,s my first experience with Philippine Na...

• Woodcraft in the Philipines #7: How much? - 132 days ago | 6 comments

  So you made the move to the Philippines and you want to furnish your house with some nice example...

• the humble house workshop #7: Torrential rain and broken baileys - 152 days ago | 4 comments

  Being born and raised on a small island just north of Antarctica I revel in the tropical climes I...

• the humble house workshop #6: Cheap saws bad, cheap planes good - 173 days ago | 10 comments

  Only did about two and half hours today which meant I got the dovetails and all the mortises for ...

• the humble house workshop #5: LOVIN' IT!! - 174 days ago | 5 comments

  Sorry for the dim pic, got a late start to the next project today and just ran out of light. That...

• the humble house workshop #4: First workout - 177 days ago | 5 comments

  So I finally get to make some shavings and give the new budget bench a trial run. The project is ...

• the humble house workshop #3: Budget workbench needs all the help it can get - 184 days ago | 10 comments

  So with the basic bench built it,s time to increase its ability to do some serious work. Without ...

• the humble house workshop #2: Every shop needs a bench (please don,t laugh) - 186 days ago | 8 comments

  So in the first of this series I mentioned i,m starting an enterprise with no money, hardware sto...

• the humble house workshop #1: Very very humble beginnings - 189 days ago | 5 comments

  As my life slowly, frustratingly and boringly meanders along the path of unemployment, with the o...

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