This dovetail is in a French table dating from the 18thC – I like the simplicity of it . Â I am writing an article ‘making a Jewelry box’ that is going to incorporate this joint – stay...
My table saw was beginning to bog down.  It had been 7 months since I bought the new table saw and I was still using the blade that came with it. I was cleaning out the woodshop and came across a slew of used and new table saw blades wrapped in newspaper dated 2007,...
Rustic Cherry ‘floating’ Shelf. Made from 100 year old beam 3″ x 4″ x 96″. Finished in Tung Oil. Top and bottom planed just enough to give a flat surface. Saw marks left on front edge. First the beam was...
Redwood Saga is an educational film from 1946 showing the cutting, loading, transportation, milling and finishing operations of the Northern California’s old growth Redwood forest lumber industry. It is fascinating to speculate what impression the great trees of...
I thought it might be of interest to share some woodworking trivia. Then again it might be of no interest, but here goes. Are You Aware: That the first spirit level was invented in 1660 by Thevenove In France. It was called a Spirit Level because he used wine in...
