Well, we made it-
July in Cape Breton…what could be better?
A little bit of rain but hey, we’re home.
; )
A few days of unpacking and sweeping.
Cleaning out the cobwebs and dusting off another summer time season with a promise of life and the love of living.
The stock for the feet is cut and planned flat, I left them slightly long so I would have the option of trimming back later. The stock is also left square until I chop the mortises and on this day, is where I began …
Because…
With the dovetails dry fit I’ll take some of my scrap wood and try to get a sense of the weight and dimension the stand should be for the piece. I want things to be slight and skinny, with a modern sensibility about it. The…
Drilling holes in a perfectly fine bench top can be as scary as you make it; I’ve been using this style bench at my shop in Toronto and have come to find I’m much more comfortable hand planing stock with it sitting freely on the…
Back in the city after an incredible summer out on the coast. I’m really quite excited to be getting back to work on the heritage door project but before I do I thought I’d share a little slice of the past seven weeks at home…
Offcuts of Khaya from the boat building days welcomed me home to my shop on the coast. I left the city behind, those garbage-strike-dogs-days of summer…
Timing you know, really is everything.
What better time or place to unwind and decompress from the year we just had….
Over an ocean and over a sea
Beyond these great waters, oh what do I see?
I see the great mountains
Climb from the coastline
The hills of Cape Breton, this new home of mine
Oh they come from the countries all over the world
To hack at the forest, to…
