While I am building the hand tool cabinet, I got inspired to build another cabinet for the tools that did not really fit into this more hand tool cabinet. It now holds the various tools into 2 cabinets. Various other requirements I baught last christmas Wera screwdrivers and used the included holders that came with the […]
Tool Cabinet – Outer Shell Redo
Here is the outer shell after the first glue up Well it is not anymore. I was able to salvage the sides and top/bottom for different parts but for the outer shell, I had to mill more lumber to be able to redo it. Why Redo the Outer Shell There are multiple reason to have […]
Tool Cabinet – A fresh new start
Few years back, I built a tool cabinet out of Fine woodworking which got me going for a good while. Well up until now. I never properly evolved the tool cabinet and never built the doors and hung them to offer storage. Here is what it looks like now Planning I was able to adapt it […]
Small plow plane upgrades – Lee Valley
Lee Valley just announced small plow plane upgrades for the current owners of the small plow planes they manufacture. Here are some details of the upgrades : Upgraded depth stop clamping Upgrades concerning the depth stop clamping mechanism that helps prevent it shifting with pressure while planning Skate upgrade for beading blades New options are to […]
Joinery plane storage
As I started to build my collection of hand tools, storage became a somewhat priority. The more traditional hand planes were not to big of a deal, but the storage of the joinery planes became somewhat of an issue because of there shape. About 3 years ago, I built a cabinet from one of […]
Shooting board
Well, I finally decided to build a good shooting board, one that is straight and square and that can really try up board with a plane. I had a smaller version in the past, but I did not really pay attention to the trueness, not really knowing what it was. I’ve been subscribing to Rob […]
Saw till – Finish (well sort off)
Well, the saw till is now Hung on the wall and is nearly finished. It has all the hand saws that I own and I can now say that the panel saw has now a decent home since I bought it about 2 years ago. I now contains my 2 dovetail saws, my tenon saw, […]
Saw Till – Carcase Dovetail and more
Now that most of the parts are cut to rough dimensions, it was time to tackle the Carcase Dovetail. Build out the shell of the till itself to at least have a frame of reference to be able to tackle the rest of the internal parts. The lumber I had for the side, bottom […]
Moving fillister plane workout
I added the LeeValley moving fillister plane about 1 year ago and didn’t really have a chance to give it a good workout since about 2 weeks ago. I finally got to test drive the plane on back panels for en entertainment center that I am completing for my sitter. I made sure that […]
Saw Till – Introduction
Saw Till Backgroud After being interested by hand tools and getting a few saws, I decided to build the saw till featured in the Hand Tool School Semester 1. If you are not familiar with the Hand Tool School, please visit click on the link included in the title. Shannon Rogers has been running the […]