Well it has been almost two weeks since the midwest edition of WIA2012 and we are still missing the market place and all of those great and informative classes, and can’t wait until next year. During times like these when we wish we were back in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky right now, it helps to […]
As woodworkers it can be pretty easy to shop for us, since there is always another new tool we would like to have in the shop. The holidays coming up are providing many opportunities to increase the number and/or quality of those tools in our shops, and now is a perfect time to write up […]
The template can take awhile to perfect, but then making the actual mortise is a very fast and foolproof operation. I use the template to first pencil in the area to be mortised. A handheld drill (use a corded one for this operation!) and a forstner bit removes most of the waste. The template has […]
With the holidays on their way, everyone around here is starting to think about what new tools would really enhance our workshops if we were to receive them as gifts. Lee Laird’s wishlist clearly shows a preference for hand tools, but wouldn’t you expect just that from the guy who writes about and demonstrates hand […]
I was working on a house rehab last week with my Habitat Chapter and a group of 20 High School students from two of the local high schools. The kids were great and the instructors were outstanding. These kids are really into this carpentry stuff and they are well trained. I am so happy […]
This month’s issue of Wood News is out – click here to start reading! If you’ve been thinking about updating your shop, you might want to take a look at the first part of Mike Smith’s series My Last Shop, in which he goes through the process of building his workshop from the ground up. You […]
Now that the tenons are done, time for matching mortises. Now, I could just scribe and chop them out by hand, there are only two. However, I want them to be pretty tight and being risk-adverse at this stage in the project (I can’t get two more crotch walnut legs if I really screw up!) […]