The following comes from William Noyes’s 1910 classic, Handwork in Wood. See the whole Handwork in Wood series here. Some boring tools, like awls, force the material apart, and some, like augers, remove material. The brad-awl, Fig. 125, is wedge-shaped, and hence care needs to be taken in using it to keep the edge across the grain so as to […]
The following comes from William Noyes’s 1910 classic, Handwork in Wood. See the whole Handwork in Wood series here. The block-plane, Fig. 108, gets its name from the fact that it was first made for planing off the ends of clap-boards, a process called “blocking in”. The names of the parts of the Bailey block-plane are: The block-plane was […]
Missed the first few posts on my 7 drawer dresser project? Read about the design and joinery phases. I started by hand planing the surfaces to remove any mill marks. I then started laying out to raise the panels. There are couple options here. You can put the raised portion on the inside making it a flat panel […]
We will be having a special hand tool techniques class this coming Thursday and Friday, October 9-10th. We had a special request from one of our students wanting to learn more in-depth techniques on hand tool usage, so we are catering this class to you, the user. We will cover what you want to learn–you […]
Inspired to Design Your Own Furniture While the journey of each woodworker today is unique in its details, there generally tends to be a common thread through each of them. They dabble in woodworking at first, find that it fascinates them and then turn toward more seriously pursuing this craft. There are a myriad of […]
Now that I have milled a fair amount of wood down to size I have turned my attention to the joinery of the case. I am going to make the frame and panels which comprise the sides and the back. The first step is to cut the parts to size and then I started by […]
I have begun building a 7 drawer dresser for a client and as always it starts out with a drawing. Sketchup is a wonderful tool that I have learned to use over the years. I especially like it because I can create the furniture in a three-dimensional drawing that the customer can relate to a […]