New Handle on an Old Hand Saw
Last weekend while up in North Carolina visiting family, my dad gave me one of his old hand saws. I can remember this saw being around all of my life. Dad thinks that it is a Sandvik and is not sure if it is one he bought or was passed down from my grandfather. Either way the saw is old and has...
Roubo Bench Build – Part 2
I am very pleased with the progress I have made this weekend on the Roubo bench. Right after I posted the last entry here my hardware arrived from Benchcrafted. I am very hands on and wanted to hold...
Roubo Bench Build – Part 1
As many of you know I am member of The Woodwhisperer Guild. If you are not familiar with the guild, I highly recommend checking it out as it is a great way to help challenge your skills as a new or...
Christmas Presents, Christmas Presents!
It is that time a year again. When as woodworkers we have been spending the past month not only buying Christmas presents but making a few also. For my projects I ended up with 6 end grain cutting...
End Grain Cutting Board
End Grain Cutting Board
Last week was my father’s birthday and I decided to make him an end grain cutting board. This has always been a project I have wanted to build but just never...
How Do You Measure?
Over the weekend I spent a few hours in Woodcraft with fellow MWAmembers after our monthly Atlanta meeting. As usual, I migrated to the hand planes isle and couldn’t help but notice on the other...
Reinventing the Wheel or the Moxon Vise at Least
One thing about the online woodworking community you notice after being around awhile are trends. Projects, tools, and techniques tend come in waves, and the current wave washing up is all about benches...
Lets Bring Our Online Community Together
Those that follow along on this blog know that along with several other woodworkers here in the Atlanta area we have been meeting over the summer for some camaraderie and a chance to share our woodworking...
Modern Woodworkers Association
Todd Hyman, Aaron Marshall, Chris Adkins, Bill Akins
As many of you know a group of us Georgia woodworkers have gotten together a few times over the summer and had a great time. It is a great...
Shooting Board Video Demo
Alright, for a while now I have wanted to start posting more videos and did post a short video a while back. I love writing and personally I read many more blogs than I watch videos but I also understand...
Shooting a Shooting Board
Those that follow this blog know that I am a hybrid woodworker but also that I tend to lean toward handtools. Given this fact it puzzles me that I have not built a good shooting board or bench hook...
