Matt | February 28, 2008
This month’s wood species is Mahogany. A beautiful wood that has been favored by woodworkers for making “high end” furniture, cabinets, and so much more. The dark reddish-brown color of the heartwood is easily identifiable. Mahogany works and shapes easily with both power and hand tools – as long as they’re sharp. It’s readiness to [...]
Matt | February 27, 2008
I thought I would share a few thoughts with you on my favorite block plane. Currently my go to block plane for everything from cleaning up end grain to smoothing out those hard to reach areas is my Veritas Low-Angle block plane. I’ve had a few others before, and still reach for my Stanley 60-1/2 [...]
Matt | February 24, 2008
This past weekend I spent a little one on one time with one of my many favorite hand tools…my Veritas Low Angle block plane. Block planes aren’t just for cutting end grains and there seems to be a lot of confusion over standard angle and low angle planes. Regardless of which style you choose, they’re [...]
Matt | February 21, 2008
It’s been awhile since the last Jig of the Month feature so I figured it was time to do one. And I’ve got one that I think most people probably wouldn’t think of as a jig at all…masking tape! I often use blue painter’s tape as a clamping jig in quite a few situations. When [...]
Matt | February 19, 2008
We’ve been covering the process of altering bevels in an effort to change the pitch of our bevel up planes to minimize tearout when planing wood. But is it possible to do the same with traditional bevel down planes? Afterall, no matter what bevel you put on your traditional planes, the back of the blade [...]
