This past week I’ve been watching some new DVD’s I recently ordered from Lie Nielsen Toolworks. I’d like to share some thoughts specifically on Don McConnell’s Traditional Molding Techniques: The Basics If you’ve ever wanted to replicate an heirloom molding perhaps from an antique furniture…
This post was inspired by Chris Schwarz’ blog this morning dealing with the plus and minus’ of using a Fret saw or a Coping saw for removing the waste between dovetails. I too have struggled with the thicker blade of the coping saw and the…
This past week I’ve been working on a bench that is destined for my dining room on one long side of the trestle table I built last year. The lawn furniture my kids have been sitting on up until this point has been re-possessed…hee-hee; you…
In my last post I featured the new Large Spokeshave from Veritas tools here in Canada. The fact that I had an idea for a tool very similar in design to this makes me pleased that a company like Veritas is now manufacturing it. It’s…
Have you ever been working on a project and wished you had a certain tool to make your job easier or more efficient? More specifically a tool you already know does not yet exist? The ‘inventor’ side of most wood workers I know have this…
I got a letter today from a fellow wood worker asking my thoughts on Chisels. Thought I’d share my long-winded reply with you. Tom, Learning more every day. Question. I need a quality set of bevel chisels that will be passed down to grand kids….
A good friend of mine back home on Cape Breton Island just launched his new web-site and with Spring finally in the air he’ll be opening his doors for another season. La Bella Mona Lisa is a beautiful little gallery on the West side of…
