Chip off the Old Cutting Block

Meredith, my Daughter, making a cutting board – I guess with my genes she should know how to do this stuff… [jwplatform yHsUtrS3-fill]...

How to use a Table Saw 101

If you have been following my blog, you will know that I recently parted with my much loved Craftsman contractor table saw.  The new owner needed some good advice on using it and so I sent this link. Norm begins by showing various table saws and what they can do and...

The Practical Woodworker

I was sorting through my woodworking library this week and came across the 4 volumes of Practical Woodworker magazine edited by Bernard E. Jones around 1916.  The 4 volumes, some 1600 pages, was designed as a basic introduction to early 20th Century woodworking...

New Coat for Spring

To say that it’s been a long harsh winter in Upstate New York would be an understatement! But spring appears to finally be in the air and it’s time to pack up our winter gear and get our spring coats on. It’s also time to put a new coat on the bench. My recipe for a...

Trivial Tile Trivets

The month of November has traditionally become a clearing out time in my Wood Shop – with all the scraps I have accumulated either going into the may-be-able-to-use pile or the burn pile.  In my Village local woodworkers all seem to have wood stoves...

Ho Ho Ho Roubo!

An early Christmas present – should be arriving in the post soon – hoping to get a sneak peek before it gets whisked away by Santa’s Elf (aka Lisa).   This book contains all the Plates from Roubo’s three volume L’Art du Menuisier....