Jarvi Bench

This is probably one of the best woodworking video I have seen in a long time. From cutting the tree, milling the timber, making insane cuts, steam bending with incredible jigs, sanding, and finishing.  A single piece of wood Just Amazing!  And those tools!!! His dust...

Woodworking Humour – How NOT to Hammer a Nail

For Christmas I was given a set of Audel’s Carpenter’s & Builder’s Guide Vol. 1-4 1923 and have been working my way through them. Vol. 1 covers planes to chisels to saws to drills to measuring tools Vol. 2 covers builders math and drawing and...

Tools you can’t do without – Bench Hooks

I once read somewhere that owning a backsaw and not owning a bench hook – was like riding a bicycle without handlebars. A bench hook lets you quickly hold your work piece in place while sawing across the grain, without having to clamp your piece down. I use mine...

Home made grinding Jig

25° Grinding Jig. Here is a jig to set the angle on a grinder. It can be made for any angle. My grinder is an 8” machine with the standard tool rest. The wheel is a Norton 3x 46 grit When adjusting the tool rest for a specific angle you need to take into account two...

Honing Stones and Sharpening Part 2

If there’s one thing that can frustrate the beginner woodworker and prevent them from achieving the goal of producing the finest work, it is, without doubt, the sharpness of your tools. In this post I will look at how, with minimum time and equipment,  you can...

New Table Saw

The time had come for a new table saw, not that there was anything wrong with my trusty contractors saw, but I was finding myself doing more projects requiring more power.  For years Lisa cringed whenever I turn on the table saw and the lights dim… although I...