How To Make Woodwork Tools - Charles H Hayward
Just thought I would share this little gem from circa 1945. PDF Here
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Country Furniture by Aldren Watson
Currently reading and enjoying Country Furniture by Aldren Watson. After the recommendation of this post at the Renaissance Woodworker , I immediately jumped on to Ebay and got myself a copy. I wont bother giving an in depth review, but needless to say I highly recommend it if you are even vaguely interested in 'Old-School' wood working tools, techniques and furniture. The hand sketched diagrams are stunning...
Boys Own Workshop
You just can't beat sitting by the log fire with a good book... Available for FREE download from Google Books
Xmas Goodies
The postman just delivered more new shiny things... First up are two Lie Nielsen Mortise chisels of 1/2" and 1/4" - Pure none essential luxury items. I have been cutting my mortises using bevel edged chisels and while it's obviously 'doable', the thin bevel edged sides make it quite hard to maintain a square and straight edge to the mortise. It's going to be a lot easier to maintain a straight mortise using the deeper purpose designed blades. They feel amazingly balanced in the hand. I was quite surprised at the difference in colouration of the Hornbeam wood and size handles between the two sizes. I guess it makes sense... Next up is the Veritas Cambered Roller for the Mark II honing guide. I have tried unsuccessfully to relieve the corners of my plane blades by hand. The regular straight roller makes for a dead straight blade edge which, while perfect for chisels etc, results in plane tracks when smoothing. My long term goal is to sell my new no#4 and no#6...
At Last!!!...
Well after waiting for what seems like months, sending several emails regarding UK availability and keeping a close eye on the Lost Art Press website & blog and finally monitoring stock levels of it on Axminster Tools , its finally mine - At Last!!! The Anarchist Toolchest by Chris Schwarz - The 'Modern Day Godfather' of hand tool woodworking. I cant wait to get stuck into this book and I will do my best NOT to review it, as it seems the whole woodworking world and his wife has already done so... So what else have I been spending money on ... Just a few 'stocking fillers' from Axminster Tools - not that I wear stockings... 2x Large Old fashioned Carpenters Hand Screws Veritas Card Scraper set of 4 Veritas Gimlet set of 7 Kirschen Burnisher to sharpen the Cabinet Scrapers Crown Adjustable Square 12" Center Finding Rule I also purchased a set of 6" and 4" dividers on Ebay. These dividers have a more reliable screw adjustment. I was given my curr...