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Last Foundational hand tool workshop of 2012 8 Dec 2012 | 03:09 am
Busy start with a full foundational class at the Penrhyn workshops today. Full of aspiration, this class was made to succeed even on the first day and that’s how it felt to me. One thing that differs ...
Hard push – Great day! 7 Dec 2012 | 04:10 am
I was glad for today. A few of us got together to work with wood and I finished off a few small projects before getting ready for the class tomorrow. I made a chisel box for my bench well. Two inches...
Making the Wall Clock – the Poor Man’s Beading Tool 6 Dec 2012 | 03:42 am
To form the roundovers With all of the joinery completed, I now focus on design concepts I want to soften the hard corners with a bullnose edge to the top and bottom pieces of the clock. I also want t...
On the Stanley #4 1/2 bench smoothing plane and others 5 Dec 2012 | 01:08 pm
I have relied on a Stanley #4 1/2 smoothing plane for forty years plus. Next to the #4, this plane sits squarely in my tool chests where ever I go and work. I need them both, but can manage adequately...
Today in my workshop – sharpening a tenon saw 5 Dec 2012 | 02:34 am
This week I have two workshops as well as a few people finishing off their rocking chairs. It’s wonderful being there and seeing the work come together at the different levels. It’s a small group of s...
Making the Wall Clock 4 Dec 2012 | 01:37 pm
The crossrails are now fitted within the side walls and its best to establish the shoulder lines for the stub tenons whilst the clock is assembled. The distance between the side pieces determines the ...
Robert Sorby chisels compete with the best 4 Dec 2012 | 01:21 am
Sorby chisels cover the spectrum I think many people feel the same way I do and that is that plastic handled chisels work well and will equal the performance of some of the most expensive chisels prod...
Making the Wall Clock 3 Dec 2012 | 04:02 am
The next part in the process is to form the grooves in the two cross rails. These rails receive the raised panel and line up with the grooves in the side pieces. The grooves therefore remain 3/8’ wid...
Fine Woodworking Q&A section answer 2 Dec 2012 | 11:23 pm
This seemed interesting to me. I thought it might help others to know what actually happens in this important aspect of chair making. Some time back, around June this year I think, I read in an issue ...
A new series to make the wall clock 2 Dec 2012 | 02:29 am
In a couple of weeks the Online Broadcast we started will come to an end and the next projects will take us into the new year. You can of course still sign up for the series on the wall clock and the ...
