Gouge Strop

The first thing I like to do, with a new gouge is make the sharpening tool for that gouge. I recently got a new set of gouges so I needed to make the gouge strop.

Michael Pilla, A good friend of mine from Philadelphia, sent me some delightful rock maple. Perfect stuff to […]

JointMaker Pro

Lie-Nielsen had a Tool Event this last Friday, the 9th of January, 2009. I took the day off and my wife and I drove to Austin.

It was a very small show, but totally worth it. I got to see and touch all sorts of wonderful tools made by Lie-Nielsen! I also got to see […]

The Slope, and 'Needing' new Tools.

Hand tool users online, often talk about the slope. It is a reference to the constant pressing need for new tools. It is really a fairly honest thing.

To start out making the simplest projects out of wood, you need to be able to cut wood and stick it together. A saw, hammer or screwdriver, […]

Tool Rack for Chisels

I recently acquired a new set of chisels and gouges and I needed to make a home for them.

This tool rack is a fairly simple composition. It will hold 40 chisels, so I have a little bit of room to grow.

I can see all the blades and I can remove the […]

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 3

Part 1, Part 2, (Part 3,) Part 4, Part 4.5, Part 5

I finally finished the remaking of the chisels and gouges.

I am very pleased with the look and feel of the handles.

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Here is the full set.

After shaping all the handles […]