Woodworking Posts

I have made a couple of small patterns for casting in silver and one in brass but this is my first patterns for casting steel.  Steel shrinks 1/4″ per foot when it is cast, these are built to the exact size of the drawings, and because they are small there will be little shrinkage. The

Though I like to work out of a full-size tool chest (38” x 24” x 24”), it’s obvious that a chest like that would be too big for a job-site carpenter or for someone who needs to do only household repairs. So during the 18th and 19th centuries, ironmongers offered a range of tool chests

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

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