Lighter Pine

My brother gave me some chunks of lighter pine!

It is a fascinating wood, unique in it’s own way. Really heavy, since it is completely filled with resin.

I have no clue what to do with it. I am going to make a few handles out of a chunk just to see how […]

January 20th, 2009 | Category: Woodworking | 4 comments

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 4

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, (Part 4,) Part 4.5, Part 5

I have had a chance to use the Grizzly Chisels now and have had a few updates in information. I decided that it was worthless to not trust my tools. So I went ahead and started to push my new Grizzly Japanese Chisel […]

January 17th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Gouge Strop

The first thing I like to do, with a new gouge is make the sharpening tool for that gouge. I recently got a new set of gouges so I needed to make the gouge strop.

Michael Pilla, A good friend of mine from Philadelphia, sent me some delightful rock maple. Perfect stuff to […]

January 16th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | One comment

JointMaker Pro

Lie-Nielsen had a Tool Event this last Friday, the 9th of January, 2009. I took the day off and my wife and I drove to Austin.

It was a very small show, but totally worth it. I got to see and touch all sorts of wonderful tools made by Lie-Nielsen! I also got to see […]

January 15th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tools, Woodworking | 8 comments

The Slope, and 'Needing' new Tools.

Hand tool users online, often talk about the slope. It is a reference to the constant pressing need for new tools. It is really a fairly honest thing.

To start out making the simplest projects out of wood, you need to be able to cut wood and stick it together. A saw, hammer or screwdriver, […]

January 14th, 2009 | Category: Tool Box, Toxins, Woodworking | 2 comments
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