Cesar Chelor ( -1784)
Picture from Joel’s website (linked below) When I first began collecting antique wooden planes, the name Cesar Chelor was an oft told inside joke. Chelor was a mid 18th c planemaker. He was [...]
GUITAR PLECTRUM
CD DISK GUITAR PLECTRUM . CUT TO SIZE AND SHAPE THEN PAINT ONE SIDE AND LAMINATE 2 TOGETHER .THEN FINE SAND IT NOW YOU HAVE GUITAR PLECTRUMS. ALL FROM RECYCLED CD DISKS.…
Panic in the Morning Mail
What’s this? It’s a lovely mountain scene that would make Bob Ross proud. Happy little trees. Oh look, the big gymnosperm is reflected in the water. I can almost taste the wood smoke [...]
How to Excavate Large Mortises
Question: I know you get thousands of questions everyday, but I thought I’d ask (being the noob woodworker i am). I’m building my first workbench (been reading your blog, great [...]
From Pathetic to Nearly Perfect
Holding a “most pathetic workbench” contest is like holding a competition for the “most unusual burro act.” Yes, you think in your sick little mind that you are ready for [...]
Where to Get Horse Stall Mats?
We’ve had several readers ask where we got our horse stall mats featured in the Feb. 3, 2010, newsletter. Reader Ken Zeiszler offer this advice: I have my entire shop cover with these mats. [...]
Black History Month
As you all know, February is Black History month. School kids will learn about the likes of George Washington Carver and Dr. Charles Drew. If they are really lucky, they will get to hear stories [...]
Why Can't I Tame This Countertop?
Question: First off, thanks for compiling your hand plane articles into one nice volume (“Handplane Essentials”) , I’ve enjoyed reading it, and go back to it for reference. [...]
Curved Cutting Edge Equals Tight Shoulders
Many woodworkers think it’s bonkers to use a curved cutting edge in a jointer plane. After all, the plane is designed to make things straight and flat, so using a curved cutter seems [...]
Cheating at Tenon Shoulders
Perhaps I’m the oddball here, but I’ve always found cutting tenons by hand to be more challenging than any sort of dovetailing. Tenons require a lot of precision sawing if you want to [...]
INLAID BIRCH BOWL
AS BY LUCK SAW THIS AT A TREE FELLERS YARD. GOT IT FOR FREE,A SILVER BIRCH LOG.AS HAD SOME COPPER STRIPS SPARE,TURNED THIS AND INLAID IT WITH COPPER STRIP.. NEEDS TO BE NOW VARNISHED. A [...]
