Woodworking Posts

Having made a copy of this saw in cross-cut [original pictured in Ancient Carpenter’s Tools by Henry Mercer] and enjoying the feel of this saw, together with some old saw blades I have, lent itself to another saw, this one in rip. I had Mark Schramm make me another hand forged tang to make another […]

The answer is “no.” What’s the question? “Doesn’t (oil, tallow, paraffin, beeswax, snake squeezins, earwax, monkey fat) interfere with finishing?” Still, the answer is “no” – unless you are using some wacky exotic ingredient, or you are rubbing it on like butter. I know that it’s almost impossible to prove a negative, so permit me

I have installed a large number of mortise locks and probably a half a dozen of this type of lock but I have never done this before.  After carefully chopping the mortise for the lock and plate and securing it with screws, I was on to the strike plate. I had built this writing desk

a 12 gang large candle mold are what I picked up at an antique store, I was looking for a vintage cocktail shaker.  I went with a friend lets call him George Stapleford and I spotted the new candle mold, marked $39.00 on sale for $19.00, much less than I paid for a 6 gang

Perhaps I should be the last person to buy a Moxon-style vise kit from Benchcrafted. After all, I’ve built six of these highly functional vises for myself and friends – not to mention all the ones I’ve built during classes during 2010. But instead, I was one of the first to line up for the kit

With all the talk of nailed furniture, you will need something to fill those nail holes plus any cracks, voids, knots and other irregularities.  And the traditional method of making putty is very simple: boiled linseed oil and whiting [calcium carbonate or chalk] mixed to the consistency of putty. I use stand oil or sun