Building A Chicken Coop

When discussing hand tools, often the questions that power tool users ask, are about the relative speed and accuracy. If you want to go exclusively to hand tool use, what do you lose? I am used to using a power drill/screwdriver, and a circular saw for a lot of my outdoors, get it done, work. […]

Woodworking Apron

An apron can be a wonderful part of a tool set. It can organize your most used tools and your small but regularly used tools. If well made, it can have a smoking good line to it, not quite formal, but classic. There is a lot of room for expression with an apron. It can […]

The Vagabond's Tool Box

Here is my current travel tool box;

I love the thing, Woodworking ONLINE even did a write up on it. Sadly it does not do quite what I want it to do.

It holds, protects and organizes tools. It is easy enough to carry and open, and it is rugged. Here is my son, […]

Starting Out Strange

I took a couple of things said by a few folk out of context, and realized that one of the reasons I like hand tools is that they will still be functional after teotwawki.

The teotwawaki issue is not just for extremes. Sometimes you are away from power. After a bad storm you may need […]