Firewood Project – Part 1

Firewood Project – Part 1

Fortunately the winter ran out before the wood, but it was close! What little wood remains seems silly to stack for next year. I recently finished reading ‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ By Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee “When it comes to...

17th Century Jointed Stool

Step one in making a 17th century jointed stool – Take one billet of maple fire wood, rive with a maul and a froe into leg size pieces and then plane square.                         Next step is to cut...
the-apprentice-and-his-tools

the-apprentice-and-his-tools

Now I have the glue on these boards and am ready to drive some brads in and can’t find my hammer. “John, have you got my hammer? I do wish you would try and get some tools of your own; I don’t mind lending mine, but it is such a nuisance and inconvenience to me and...

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...

Plane Truth – Part 2

Two additional, specialized, planes to add to your tool chest — the Scrub Plane and the Toothing Plane. The Scrub Plane (Stanley No 40) is used to remove large quantities of wood in a short period of time. Working diagonally or across the grain. It is...

Stanley Tool Company

Without doubt one of the best known hand tool manufacturers is the Stanley Tool Company. It was founded by Frederick T. Stanley in 1843, originally a bolt and door hardware manufacturing company located in New Britain, Connecticut. The Stanley Rule and Level Company...