Every once in awhile a new hand tool comes along and changes the way you work. Yes, that’s usually due to superior manufacturing and flawless attention to detail but every now and then someone steps things up a notch and not only brings the…
Here’s another quick update from Mark at Technoprimitives. He recently sent me some new pics and an update on his back saws. I’ve been lucky to be able to correspond with him over this past year; to watch as he gears up to launch…
I recently had a question about the specs on the rip saw I was using in the Moulding plane/Miter blog from a few days ago. Instead of answering in the comment section I thought I’d do it here. I have a few old Rip…
As a woodworker-day in and day out, working with a medium that is truly all things living, I have a hard time not thinking about our planet, our forests and our environment. Not to get all ‘Al Gore’ on you- but global warming, green…
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…
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…
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…
Before you reach for that dovetail saw there are a few tools that you should think about first. These can make laying out dovetails a whole lot easier in the construction of traditional style drawers. Let’s take a look at some of them. The very…
