The two top boards are almost 2″ wide, which is much bigger than my machinery. So, I pulled out a few hand tools and got to work. I used an old #6 Stanley hand plane with a very camabered blade, a new Lie-Nielsen #7 and even a belt sander. I”d mostly use the Stanley #6 across the […]
The September issue of Wood News Online is available now! With summer winding down, we are all getting back into our shops a bit more – take a look at this month’s Wood News for a little woodworking inspiration. And speaking of, we’ve got some inspired woodworking by Rod Scott in our Show Us Your Stuff column, […]
The rest of the underside support needs cutting out, drilling holes and finishing. I applied a black finish on these support pieces prior to attaching them to the top. I put on one coat of TransTint black diluted in water and then one coat of shellac mixed with Mars Black Pigment. Morton is a furniture designer […]
The two walnut boards for the top have very wavy grain and quite a few knots, making it unstable (in terms of wood movement). To counteract this, I”m adding a fairly large support structure underneath. I use a french curve to find a pleasing shape and cut out the first one that will then be […]
This month I’m writing about one of Lie-Nielsen’s smallest planes, the Convex Sole Block Plane. Don’t discount the size though, as it can be as handy as any other plane in the lineup. The Convex Sole Block Plane is similar to other planes, in that it has a ductile cast iron body, an A-2 steel iron and a […]
First I want to decide how to orient the top boards. So I looked them over, turned them around, and flipped them until I was happy with the top side and match. They ended up in a slip-match but one board is turned 180 degrees because they taper in width top to bottom by 4-6″ […]
If you are dreading the end of summer, take heart in the fact that Woodworking Season has begun! The kids are back at school and you can head back to the shop. Make sure you are stocked up with all the tools and supplies you will need to get going with the Early Fall 2012 […]