Live Edge Class at Snow Farm, Massachusetts – Part 2 Ben’s Table
Ben was one of the six students who took my live-edge Columbus day weekend class at Snow Farm. A newcomer into woodworking, motivated and eager to learn, he asked me...
Live Edge Class at Snow Farm, Massachusetts – Part 1
On Columbus day weekend I taught a live-edge furniture class at Snow Farm, a reputable New England based craft school located in the picturesque Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts....
Grizzly 6″ Spiral Cutterhead Jointer – Impressions from Yoav Liberman
First a disclaimer: This is a recollection of impressions following the installation and test running of our new 6” Grizzly spiral Cutterhead jointer, that we bought at full price this...
Two Brands of Brass Mallets
If you follow my blog, you know that I have an affinity for striking tools. Check my entries on hammers, turned mallets and carved mallets (from branches) if you haven’t...
A Visit to Takuji Matsuda’s Kiribako Shop: Part 3 – Mitering Techniques
Although Takuji owns a miter saw but he likes to use a miter trimmer for the final adjustment of his miters. He uses a two blade mitering trimmer which, if...
A Visit to Takuji Matsuda’s Kiribako Shop: Part 2 – Planing and Shooting Platform for Japanese Planes
My friend and neighbor, Takuji Matsuda, enjoys the advantages of a western workbench. You read part one of my workshop tour here. But when it comes to planes, Takuji prefers traditional...
A Visit to Takuji Matsuda’s Kiribako Shop: Part 1
My friend and neighbor, Takuji Matsuda, is an untraditional traditional Japanese woodworker. He is one of a few remaining makers of a special kind of Japanese box called Kiribako, and...
Reclaimed Wood Sign for a Groundhog’s Castle
We are very fortunate to have cats, chickens and a toddler in our lives. In our garden and in the woodland behind it, we occasionally see deer, squirrels, chipmunks, turkeys...
How to Repaint Numbers & Graduations on a Steel Ruler: Restoring John Walters’ Rusted Starrett Ruler
After finding a rusted old Starrett ruler in a ‘Free stuff’ pile left by a neighbor, I decided to restore it and repaint the numbers and graduations. First, I placed...
Treasure Hunting & the Restoration of a Starrett Sliding Bevel – Part 3: How to Sand Rust Off Your Tools
Strategies to have more control while removing rust with abrasives One of the best ways to give you more control when sanding rust and to make sure you only engage...
Treasure Hunting & the Restoration of a Starrett Sliding Bevel – Part 2
Rust, the mortal enemy of steel and iron can be removed a few different ways. You can remove rust by eroding it with abrasives and steel brushes, you can use...
Treasure Hunting & the Restoration of a Starrett Sliding Bevel – Part 1
If you happened to see a pile of free stuff outside of a neighbor’s house, or on the side of the road, or on the sidewalk of a busy street,...
