June 16, 2009
It’s been a long time since I last posted in the blog, partly because my day job has been crazy for the last few months and I haven’t felt the energy to publish any relevant content.
Nevertheless I’ve been doing a little woodworking every now and then and recently things started to get better and I’m in the process of finishing a small desk for my daughter. The piece is now assembled and all is left to do is apply a few coats of shellac with some light sanding in between. Continue reading this post…
February 1, 2008
I’ve been playing with the idea of making a wooden plane for a while and decided to start with a small block plane to replace my vintage Millers Falls No. 57. The alternative would be to buy a Lie-Nielsen #60 1/2 but those little wonders are expensive….
I want it to be a low angle plane but making a wooden plane with a 12º bed is out of question, the body would be too thin to handle the strain, so I decided to take a different approach and instead of making a bevel up plane this will have the blade resting with the bevel down on a 37º bed. Continue reading this post…
May 22, 2007
After yesterday’s post I thought it would be nice to write a little more about the wedged tenon I’m using to attach the side rails to the posts on my crib project.
This wedged tenon is usually called tusk tenon, where a wedge shaped key crosses the through tenon to lock things in place, making the joint sturdy and allowing the piece to be disassembled. Continue reading this post…
