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.

I’ll post some photos once it’s finished but before that I’ll try to post a SketchUp model. This time I decided to draw the piece as I went along instead of planning all the details up front which was a very interesting experience.

While the glue in the desk was drying I started working on a small plow plane similar in size to the Veritas model. I’ve ordered some of the blades offered for the Veritas plane which can be bought both in imperial and metric sizes.

This one isn’t going to be a work of art full of brass knobs, exotic woods and moldings in the body and fence like the ones made by DL Barrett & Sons. I’m using some cherry, walnut and a few small pieces of hard maple and ebony – all from the scraps bin.