Big Wood Vise

Big Wood Vise is filling a nitch that has been fairly empty for a while. They are making wooden screws for bench vises!

Personally I like the Shaker style one the best.

Bob

Tai Chi and Woodworking

Woodworking can be quite a rough master. Besides cut, hit and worn fingers, woodworking can mean long hours holding yourself at odd angles. Taking a break is more than just rest at times. As I age, I find that taking a break can prevent clumsy behavor. My back is not what it once was.

Working […]

The Village Carpenter Blog

Lately I have been regularly going to The Village Carpenter. Kari Hultman is quite productive, writes well, and has managed to beat me to the punch posting on a subject three times in the last two months. She does great photography and great woodworking. Kari also gives good linkage to subjects and produces a timely […]

Glue

One of the tools I use regularly is glue. It pays to know as much about this stuff as you can. After squandering a fortune on wood and forming it into a useful shape, it is really lame to have the glue joints go bad.

One big isssue is that glue may prevent you from […]

Hand Tool Jigs

At one time I had a shop full of jigs. Half of them, I couldn’t even remember what they where for. You set up a jig, make a bunch of electrons run around through wires and make a bunch of identical cuts. Weeee! Then you save the pretty much useless monstrosity of clamping tracks and […]