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Earlier this summer, I made a series of posts on this blog about how veneer is made. The photos in those posts came from a trip I made in June...

THE MENU BOARD JUST FOR SHOW TILL I GET TO PAINT IT BLACKBOARD PAINT,OR IF I CAN FIND SOME WHITE BOARD SO IT CAN USE WIPE OFF MARKER.BUT ALL IN...

THESE MINI BENCHES WILL BE MADE TO HOLD MENUS ,THESE WILL SIT ON TABLE OF MAIN BENCHES. ALL OFF CUTS ,JUST A NOVELTY IDEAS.THESE ARE UNFINISHED JUST MAKING ONE OFF...

One of the things that can overwhelm a beginning woodworker is the sheer number of choices to make about the simplest things. It doesn’t help that there is always someone...

Nor is it about the workbench. It’s about my sawbenches. During every project I wonder how I ever got by without them. Like Tonya Harding, I think there’s something special...

We’ve been testing the Veritas Quick-release Sliding Tail Vise for several months now and have been keeping as mum as possible. Now I can break my mum-ness and discuss this...

In my last posting I said that part of the Open House event included a tour of the Lie Nielsen’s plant. Scroll down to see few of the pictures I...

My first Stanley shoulder plane (a No. 93) was the worst plane I ever bought. The sole was more than 1/8″ out of alignment, and it took me a couple...

Last month I have had the pleasure – and privilege – of attending Tom Lie-Nilsen’s annual open house event. If I were to describe Thomas Lie-Nielsen in only one sentence,...

If you’ve taken the bait and are willing to make a Gottshall block, I suggest you ask yourself two questions before you start. What kind of woodworker do you want...

  THE LOG APPLE,AS ITS THE WEEKEND NEARLY I WILL BE USING UP ALL OFF CUTS I HAVE.AS I NEED MORE SPACE IN MY WORKSHOP.THE TOP OF THIS LOG I...

Today we finalized the design for a nice poster that features the famous plate 11 from Andre Roubo’s woodworking masterwork. The poster (redheads not included) will be ready for sale...