My last post was written with a light heart- this one isn’t. It’s always hard to say goodbye so instead I’ll say thank you. Thank you for 12 years of love, loyalty and constant companionship. Waiting for me after endless hours in the wood shop,…
I really don’t know what all the fuss it about- saws with automatic stopping mechanisms and the like. Not to brag but my antique Disston has been equipped with this so-called ‘new technology’ ever since I got it. Yesterday, while ripping some maple my thumb…
So some wood shop essentials eh? Jack plane- check. Panel saw-check. 24-in. steel rule-check. Waxed line-hmmm…?? A few years ago my Father-in-law gave me a spool of waxed line. I started using it for dry fits and other jigs and set ups around the wood…
I started using Old Brown Glue a couple of months ago. Why? I suppose initially I wanted it to be an introduction of sorts into the world of Hide Glue without having the start up cost of purchasing a glue pot. I like the idea…
Wishing you all health and happiness in the Holiday Season~ let’s raise a glass to the New Year and all it brings! Peace. Tom Fidgen @ The Unplugged Woodshop PS. Did Santa have a Roubo? ha- see you in 2012!! ; )
Once again Joel Moskowitz’s blog over at Tools for Working Wood has got me extremely excited. ( that just sounds wrong but please, humor me ) Joel posted a link to an absolutely gorgeous 1869 Franz Wertheim tool catalog that had been acquired by Princeton…
I stumbled on this video this morning and had to share… KNIFE MAN ( AMOLADOR) by Matt Quann …I wonder if he’ll do plane irons ? ; )
Last week I noticed on Joel Moskowitz’s Blog over at the Tools for Working Wood website he had a pdf. for Isometric Drafting Paper available for free download. I meant to mention it when I saw it but totally forgot until today when he blogged…
