The pursuit of my woodworking hobby has generally consisted of seeing a piece of furniture and wondering a) if I could build it and b) what it will look like once I do. Basically, my house is filling with self-indulgent … Continued
I constantly disappoint two groups of woodworkers, one of which is the ‘hand-tool only’ crowd. Many people assume that I must be part of this wild group due to my making of moulding planes for a living. These crazies (said … Continued
All planes eventually go out of flat, both wood and metal. Metal planes take a long time to distort and also take a long time to fix. Wooden planes go out of flat seasonally and are a one-minute fix. In … Continued
I will choose to keep this post quick because time is precious at this point of each year. Christmas presents must be made. (This frame was made several years ago.) This frame starts with material that is 1 3/16″ wide … Continued
(This gist of this post was originally posted in December, 2010. Changes have been made.) The holidays are coming up. I am (was) conveniently making a few picture frames as gifts. The presents are technically what’s inside the frame, but those … Continued
Hollows and rounds are seemingly difficult to steer, especially if you have the wrong strategy. If a profiled plane has a single point for its contoured sole to ride, the chance that you end up with the beginning of 7′ molding … Continued
(This post was originally published in December, 2010. Few changes have been made.) There are many ways to make a rabbets: moving fillister, plow/chisel, shoulder plane, table saw, etc. Know that you will need to be comfortable with, at least, … Continued
(This article was originally published in December, 2010. Few changes have been made) Let us look at the process of creating the base moulding of Glen Huey’s feature article in the most recent issue (actually, 2010) of Popular Woodworking: A cove and … Continued
(This post was originally posted in December, 2010. Few substantial changes have been made, if any.) The edges of furniture I made for 5 years were various derivatives of my same 12 router bits. Every time I thought about my … Continued