Keith Cruickshank's Video Blog

WoodTreks is a blog well worth adding to your RSSfeed! The cinematography is superb and the content solid. Quite a few key sets of information have been presented clearly here. Seeing some of these methods done by someone else can often spark serious understanding and fill in gaps in knowledge.

Keith clearly knows and loves […]

September 1st, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Japanese Smoothing Plane

A smoothing plane is one that makes nice fine smooth surfaces on wood. They usually have a reasonably wide profile, so that side to side, they are quite stable on the surface being planed. They also usually have a slight curve upward at the edges of the plane so that they leave a gentle edge […]

August 29th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 4 comments

Using a Kanaban and a 1-2-3 Block to tune a plane

This is a 1-2-3 block on a kanaban.

A 1-2-3 block is a very stable tool used by machinists to make sure things are square and precise and all sorts of other things. It measures 1″ by 2″ by 3″ and is great for testing, setup and even measuring.

The Kanaban is a nice […]

August 27th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Sharpening, Tool Making, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 11 comments

The Myth about Hand Tools

The Myth about Hand Tools is,

Hand tools are slower, more primitive, clumsy tools that only mad skilled woodworkers who prefer to dress in renaissance festival clothing can master.

This tool, more, I think, than any other, created this myth.

The Low-Angle, Bevel-Up, Block Plane.

Here is the common, yet before this, untold […]

August 26th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Speculation, Tools, Woodworking | 5 comments

Outdoor Workbench part 3, Tools Needed

The first tool I show on the bottom right, is an open ended wrench. the closed end can be ratcheting, but a good open end wrench will last a very long time. A small set of the basic wrenches can be gotten for about $20, and is a must have tool set. Probably an […]

August 21st, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | One comment
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