I started working on this wheel back in April when I first posted about this wheel. I have posted about its repairs since and am continuing to work on the &%#$#* modern glue repair on the rim of the wheel. I repaired the last of 3 bobbins only one was undamaged. This one had a […]
Montana Spinning Wheel III Read More »
Grab your torch and pitchfork, people. Though I am a big fan of handwork, traditional construction methods and old stuff in general, I am a slave to modern spray finishing methods. I first learned how to apply finish with a brush and a rag. And I was never entirely happy with the results. Then, when
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I ripped up some curly maple stock for tool handles and also found a smaller sized blank of the same ‘tiger maple’, but not a lot of stripes and fashioned a handle to match my other tool handles. I use the tapered octagonal handles like illustrated in Moxon or from the 1596 ill fated Nova
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I bought this a while back at the local swap meet and gave the guy his asking price, something I normally don’t do. It has remnants of the original Norton Abrasive Co label and I thought it said ‘Queen Creek’, but on doing some research I discovered it was in fact ‘Queer Creek’ and was
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When I build a reproduction, I try to remain as faithful as I can to the construction of the original – even if my modern brain says it’s not ideal. The original builder of this early 18th-century table used several techniques that wouldn’t fly in a modern shop. For one: The bottom of the drawer is
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‘For man never slept In a different bed – And, to sleep, you must slumber In just such a bed.’ I don’t know who said that but I like it. Stephen Read more…