Woodworking and other hobbies
Specialty planes usually signal that you’ve ascended from amateur tinkerer to serious craftsman. Alternatively, they signal that your tool chest is quietly staging an intervention. In my case, I bought a Veritas miter plane. Let us now examine the specimen Continue reading
Manna cards are small cards with a Bible verse printed on them. My wife bought a pack, and needed something to put them in. Was I reluctant to make one? Absolutely not! The idea behind Manna cards is to make Continue reading
In preparation for the Christmas market I, for reasons that now escape me, rashly agreed to attend this year, I found myself in need of a proper display for my wares. What follows is a brief account of how the Continue reading
It s starting to look like Christmas twas early October, and the first Christmas products arrived in the stores. Another sign was that my wife started building stock for the Christmas market. This year, I ll join in on the fun. Norway’s Continue reading
Ordnung muss sein. Jahwol, but how to achieve a low shop entropy? Let’s look at tool storage and -holders in general. Entropy. If it is high, there’s comments from the management (the better half) and I cannot find anything. Low Continue reading
The quest for a well organized shop continues, and this time I m making a rack for the big chisels; my collection of Ashley Iles Bench Chisel MKII. Earlier, I made a smaller chisel rack for my Ashley Iles butt chisels. Continue reading
I recently purchased a Veritas skewed block plane, so I thought I could do a review of it. Some tools are essential, some are nice to have. And some are nice to have and become essential. This is one such Continue reading
We are bitten by the gardening bug big time, and especially growing veggies, fruits and (in time) berries. We did not have a greenhouse, something we really missed. So I built one. I had a decent selection of Cu-impregnated wood Continue reading
Is sapwood sub-par to heartwood in oak? It is myth-busting time. Grab your beret or Bushman, and let s dive into this rabbit hole. I have come across this myth several times that sapwood should be avoided at all cost. Continue reading
Making spoons is a nice and relaxing thing to do with scraps. To me, sitting with a knife whittling on a piece of wood is a kind of therapy that cannot be matched! Here s a review of a few tools Continue reading