A Dedicated Sharpening Bench part 1

An Introduction..."The best hand tools in the world are worthless in the hands of the woodworker who cannot sharpen them."After reading and experimenting with, practicing and then studying the different techniques of sharpening Ive come to settle on a system that is working for me in my current shop space and thats good! A freshly sharpened hand tool...

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The Village Carpenter is Retiring

It would appear that The Village Carpenter is no longer posting. Kari has decided to hang up her keyboard and go off in other pursuits. While I will miss her, I respect and understand her decision to give it up. Constantly sharing yourself on a blog isnt the easiest thing to do, and in fact, it can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.div style="text-align:...

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Little Wings

Inlaid Walnut ButterfliesNow that the headboard is complete other than I have to still apply a finish; I move on to the inlaid butterfly keys at the bottom of the bed. These will be both structural and visual in design. Ill start off by making a full size template out of some scrap press board and try it in place. Stand back and have a look; try the...

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To the Teeth

in the hand saw valley 5 1/2 rip tooth on the left and an 8 point x-cut on the right. The Disston D-8 duet.This week I’m shipping saws and receiving saws, some for review and some for wood class work and student aids. I’ve been teaching sawing techniques this week and last, ( thanks again Dave ), reading about saw design through history and into more...

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Art Imitates Life Working Wood Style

A picture is worth 1000 words...Please comment.Chee...

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Its in the Intonation

this is just an observation... Most of the woodworkers I meet know how to play a musical instrument. From string to wind and wind to wood, what ever.Point is most woodworkers seem to naturally have or gain through repetition, a sense of rhythm while we work with hand tools, we’re musical even if we don’t actually play instruments.Nestled in the saw...

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Ripping Wood

Saws, Bents and BenchesI recently had a question about the specs on the rip saw I was using in the Moulding plane/Miter blog from a few days ago. Instead of answering in the comment section I thought Id do it here.I have a few old Rip saws Ive acquired through yard sales and flea markets as well as a new Pax from England. I barely touch the Pax except...

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Pssst Wanna Buy a Dirty Tool

It is getting on to spring and with the warmer weather comes the Tools of the Trade Show.br I have alchoices truly enjoyed this show and have dealt with some of the best in the vintage tool trade there every year. I expect this year will be no different.br The show is held at the Pickering Recreational Centre in Pickering, Ontario, a town located just...

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Installed At Last

divbr Finally got the Appliance Garage cabinet installed today. Ive added pics to those of its construction. The new pics start here, or go here to start at the beginning./div createSummaryAndThumb("summary4744284985788685230...