If you’ve visited this site before then you’re already well aware of Mark Harrell, better known as- Technoprimitives.com I first heard of Mark last year and soon after sent him a nest of old saws needing to be sharpened and restored…my story like so many…
This morning, while edge planing a piece of Cherry I decided it would be a good time to demonstrate a trick I frequently do to determine the ‘flatness’ of the surface being worked. In the next photograph I’ve just taken a few through shavings down…
In my wood shop using only hand tools to build furniture, back saws are without a doubt one of the most important and most frequently used tool than any other outside of perhaps hand planes. Today we have the luxury of purchasing pre-dimensioned, quality lumber…
I’m getting geared up to start production of an Exterior Wooden Door for a client here in Toronto. The house is located in the historic neighbourhood of Cabbagetown and is declared a Heritage Property. The existing door was put on about 25 years ago, so…
In my shop I have a wide selection of hand planes, from vintage Stanley’s to the modern designed, and Canadian made Veritas. I’m the proud owner of a James Krenov smoothing plane and also have an assortment of vintage wooden bodied bench planes and special…
BE CAREFUL NEAR MACHINERY Better yet, Unplugg the Woodshop! -just kidding Work safe and use your head. Cheers! (but not until the sharp tools are put away…)
