Sawhorse

Everywhere you look someone has a different version of a sawhorse. This sawhorse is just a bit different, just like all the rest.

It is quite stable and quite light. It also has a few extra nifty qualities.

The sawhorse grips a 2×4 or 2×6 when you use it.

Here it is without […]

June 26th, 2008 | Category: Tools, Woodworking | 6 comments

Easy Square

Here is a real simple project that is pretty and well worth doing.

Take a nice block of wood and cut a slit in it deep enough and wide enough to hold a carpenters square. Then epoxy it in and make sure the face is square. This makes the square very convenient and pretty.

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June 25th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Rust Prevention

I have been reading up on rust prevention and one name that comes up over and over is Ballistol. Apart from keeping Prussian guns clean and rust free, there are those who use it on leather, wood, goats, people, old records, and planes.

Here are a few links: Woodnet discussion on Ballistol.

The Story […]

June 24th, 2008 | Category: Chemistry, Hand Tools, Toxins | 6 comments

My Forge

Here is how I built my forge. Inexpensively. The boards you see are treated dog eared pine picket fence that has been run through a planer. The supports are scrap 4×4 from old fences, cut with a 30 degree taper on two sides to support a hexagonal shape. Like a bee, a lot of what […]

June 20th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Power Tools, Tool Making, Tutorials, Woodworking | 6 comments

Testing Japanese Saws

I am setting up an outdoor sink. I decided to go ahead and try out Japanese Tools for making the frame for it. I will also try learning a few of the methods of joining that are classic Japanese. I will be going for simple and solid, nothing worthy of a temple builder here.

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June 18th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment
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