I finally finished my reproduction of the William & Mary bible box I have been working on. If you missed the previous posts about it, you can check them all out, including pictures of the original, here: William & Mary Bible Box Posts. To give you the short version, this … Continue reading
I get a lot of questions about straightening saws. I’ll be the first one to admit that hammer straightening a bent hand saw is as much art as it is skill. Do I think anyone can learn to do it? Absolutely! But it does take a bit of practice and … Continue reading
No, not mine. At least not yet. But there is a new school opening in the Austin, TX area in the very near future. Shawn Graham (http://wortheffort.com/) has the keys in hand and is opening soon. You can read about it on his blog. What I like about it is … Continue reading
As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been posting much recently. I’ve been busy (mostly with customers’ saws and non woodworking stuff) but the main reason is because we’ve lost our laptop. Not lost as in misplaced, lost as in snap, crackle, smoke. It’s done for good. I can still respond … Continue reading
I’m nearing completion on my William & Mary bible box build, but before I can put the final finish on, I needed to install the hardware. First up is the half mortise lock. I thought this would be a good podcast because there are a couple of tricks to installing … Continue reading
Since I did the episode on chopping a mortise, I though it only fitting to do one for cutting the tenon as well. So this is it. … Continue reading