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This is a really easy project. Here is the 12 step program for squareness: Needed Parts: 1 block of wood, 1 ruler, 3″ or so of 1/2″ Brass Rod, two long screws. Needed Tools: A tap and bit to match the two screws. I used a 1/4-20, Something to cut wood and brass […] There are just too many Rabbet planes, so I had to make a squirrel plane! 😀 It was modeled loosely on the Clifton 400 plane my son got me for my birthday! The Clifton 400 is now my most expensive hand tool. The marking knife is also made with mesquite. Here are the mandatory […] Here is a photo of the Froe Mallet I made. Even though I have never used one, or used a froe, the motive for the design is obvious. A rough surface will absorb some of the womp, so you want a smooth hard wood surface. But you are going to be pounding on […] When discussing hand tools, often the questions that power tool users ask, are about the relative speed and accuracy. If you want to go exclusively to hand tool use, what do you lose? I am used to using a power drill/screwdriver, and a circular saw for a lot of my outdoors, get it done, work. […] An apron can be a wonderful part of a tool set. It can organize your most used tools and your small but regularly used tools. If well made, it can have a smoking good line to it, not quite formal, but classic. There is a lot of room for expression with an apron. It can […] |
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