Monthly Archives: July 2010
Italian carpenters tools from 1574
Noah’s Sacrifice by BASSANO, Jacopo. Check the link, it shows a painting by Jacopo Bassano, an Italian painter, depicting a scene of Noah, presumably building an Ark or something I can’t quite tell (and don’t really care, the rest of the scene has my whole attention). In the lower right corner there are a bunch [...]
Dovetailed Box – Practice
So, why on earth do I get those rare moments of shop time during some of the hottest days of the year so far? But, who am I to complain. It wasn’t too hot in the garage, just a bit warm, so I got some more dovetailing done. I managed not to screw up three [...]
Practice Dovetails
One thing I love about hand tool work is that I can hear, and breathe while do it. Much less dust, much less noise. I can hear my music, and enjoy it while working up a sweat and breathing not clouds of dust, or struggling to breathe in a dust mask. It’s a very nice [...]
Solving a problem with new thinking…
Sean Hellman: Frame saw. Check the blog post above. It’s a great example of thinking of a problem in a different light, and solving it differently. I always thought that frame saws usually required pins like these which I actually just purchased recently, or making your own out of bolts with a hack saw. However, [...]
Oak Furniture The British Tradition Reprinted? Yes!
Carving in Alder
Oilstone Sharpening Level Up!