Monthly Archives: April 2010
Stanley Number 5 all cleaned up
I had a little time today before starting up my production line of pens for the big order. I took a bit to finish cleaning and tuning the new Stanley #5 jack plane I got yesterday. I didn’t need to do a lot since most of the rust was surface level, and the grime was [...]
A tool swap score
Finding old tools around here (the Pacific Northwest) is a bit of a challenge, and finding ones that are users as well, even harder. Let’s not even talk about the ridiculous prices that people put on them in antique stores around here. I’d got a hint of a tool swap that would have at least [...]
Pen Assembly in action!
I’m a quarter of the way through my big order, and I snapped a quick shot of my new assembly tray I posted about earlier. It’s pretty handy, I think I might add some more grooves to it, to add to the capacity of the tray. You can see 3 “Cigar” Style pens in progress, [...]
Great post on designing a workbench…
I heartily recommend checking out this post on designing a workbench over at the Logan Cabinet Shop. He goes through a whole host of things that help in designing your own bench to meet your needs. It’s on par with Chris Schwartz’s work in the book I mentioned a few posts ago. Badger
Making a pen assembly tray
Just a quick update. I have a large order I am working on, and I wanted a way to keep things from rolling around on my desk, and to keep things straight while assembling them. I grabbed my trusty Stanly #45 that had a grooving setup already from a previous project. I cut a straight [...]
Teaching Turning…
A coworker has been coming over, and I’ve been teaching him to make pens for his wedding. The first night I did it all, talked through the process in detail. Last night, Danual got to do some turning of his own. He was totally self taught, and a bit of beginner, and we worked on [...]
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