Paint Encrusted Door Hardware

The re-purposed door for the potting shed (an article yet to be finished) had a really neat door bell – a manual rotary – the sort that by spinning the knob rotates a set of gears inside that in turn forces the ‘clackers’ out to hit the bell itself – basically works like a bicycle bell.

Mystery Tool – 2 revealed

Mystery Tool – 2 revealed

This was the mystery tool – I had many responses but not a single correct one – which really wasn’t a surprise given that this tool is probably no longer used.

Mystery item – 1 revealed

Mystery item – 1 revealed

Some weeks ago I posted this unusual item as a mystery tool           Here is the tools in all its glory  ...

When is Right Left & Left Right

With most objects that are specifically right-handed and difficult to use left-handed one can usually buy a left handed version (except chain saws, but that’s another story).  Scissors, golf clubs and rifles all have a left-handed version. You would think that...

Odd Dovetail Draw Joint Update

This dovetail is in a French table dating from the 18thC – I like the simplicity of it .  I am writing an article ‘making a Jewelry box’ that is going to incorporate this joint – stay...

New Table Saw Blade

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,...