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Every year about this time, Lee Valley Tools shows us a unique new and functional tool, the likes of which has not been seen before. Here is the list of these wonderful, functional devices. This tool belt is my favorite. While you are there, scroll down and click on ‘View’ to see the president of the company, [...] Here is my giant dibbler. Made from a pine 4×4. The cross bar is made from ash. The point has been shaped into a triangle. This tool is pretty useful, it has even been borrowed by several people and returned damaged. It still works fine. You stick the point where you want to plant a small tree [...] I finally have the table set up for the Jointmaker Pro. So now comes the testing. I decided to use a shaft of very tight grained ash. A vicious test for any saw. I am not going to go easy on the JMP. First I took a section of ash, 1.3″ by 0.95″ I set up a [...] Check out these two images, Roman Plane, Remains of Roman Plane. Both of these are from this site. The one shown here does not have the side plates, but if it isn’t an infill, it is close to being one. This one is clearly not an infill. Christopher Schwarz has apparently made one too. One thing important missing [...] Over on the Logan Cabinet Shoppe Blog, is a delightful article discussing the quality of current and 18th Century tools. Well worth the read. This article strongly supports my own ideas on the quality of tools. A plane, is two things really, a jig to hold a blade perfectly for performing a task, and a handle [...] |
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