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Its been said that US Military servicemen bring one of two things back from a tour of duty in Germany: a clock or a wife. When I returned from my tour 20 years ago, I brought something else, a couple of wooden hand planes. When they were given to me, I thought that they were only a bit better than ...
ome time. I was able to cut all 6 soldiers from a single sheet of ply. After that it was just a matter of painting and cutting the slots/ holes in the hands to accept the string of lights. I used strips of pressure treated lumber to secure them to the ground. They are only screwed on so that I can r...
... by trade and have accumulated a decent supply of White Oak that was milled from trees that used to be on my course. I was not only able to give him a hand made “toy box” that will hopefully follow him around for many years, but also give the project extra special meaning through the use...
Download MP3 On today’s show we’ll be discussing bad April Fools Jokes, what saws a beginning woodworker really needs, how to tune up an old hand plane, as well as a butt load of content from the magazines, blogs, and forums. Email us at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or call and leave us ...
...t for about $40. On the bench are a few of my hand tools. I have two LN independence saws, one filed crosscut and the other rip. I have a Veritas Plow Plane, Router Plane, Spokeshave, LN block plane, Stanley Jack Plane Type (Type 14), Tite Mark and Veritas marking gauges and a Blue Spruce marking kn...
One of my all-time favorite hand tools is the router plane. However, I very rarely use it to create joinery. In my shop, its sole purpose is fine-tuning. The blade can be set at a fixed distance from the base so it is incredibly effective at creating dados and grooves of a consistent depth. When I ...
It seems that most new woodworkers follow a backwards path these days: power tools first and hand tools second. So whether you go full-on Neanderthal or you end up employing the hybrid system, learning the proper use of hand tools will indeed improve your woodworking. So where do you go to learn?...
se tasks, you are good to go. But if you are also looking for a power tool solution for milling, you will definitely want to consider a jointer and a planer. Jointer/Planer - I tend to lump these two together since they make a very powerful milling team. But these will not be inexpensive by any m...
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a very cool podcast called The One Minute How-To, hosted by George Smyth. Since George’s audience is quite varied, I needed to cover a topic that would be useful to a broad audience. And since just about all of us own a wooden cutting board of...
This week’s project comes from Jeff. He writes: Hey Marc. Just made this plane and wanted to send a picture. Driving to work 110 miles each day burning 1/4 tank of gas – - – $35 Having to spend my plane money on my sons Little League – - – $400 Having a weeks vacatio...
...it’s your lucky day because I’m going to show you two techniques that will help you keep your wide boards intact. Both methods utilize the planer for final flattening, but one method starts with a hand plane and the other starts with the jointer. The Hand Plane Trick It should be said t...
... point i was walking back to the saw and about 4 feet from it when the pegboard ninja star was making its way towards me. For whatever reason I had my hands down in front and the piece caught me on the wrist of my right hand, as opposed to more important appendages front and center. I was shocked an...