Matt | September 30, 2008
It’s finally here! Pt 2 of building the chisel plane will cover the construction of the chisel plane. Now that we have the jig that’ll hold the blank in place, it’s time to do something with that blank. Many of you sent me the plans to the FWW article featuring the chisel plane construction in [...]
Matt | September 28, 2008
Every so often it just happens, I get a little burnt out or just overwhelmed…even with woodworking! I know it’s shocking and unheard of, but there are times when shop time is available but getting in there is a whole other issue. Here are a few things I do for motivation or just to do [...]
Matt | September 26, 2008
Download Episode Status Report: Marc talks about his recent router table injury and his experiences with both the Laguna Resaw King bandsaw blade and the Final Cut tablesaw blade. Matt just completed the chisel plane build and confessed that he purchase pre-made legs for an office desk. He is also continuing his experimentation with spokeshaves. [...]
Matt | September 25, 2008
Hey everyone today’s Feature Friday is a review of another great Lie-Nielsen title. This time we have Brian Boggs and "Drawknives, Spokeshaves and Travishers–A Chairmaker’s Tool Kit" Part of the reason I’ve chosen this title is because of my recent desire to learn how to use a spokeshave properly. And who else would be better to [...]
Matt | September 23, 2008
Let’s get right into it…you’ve been waiting all year so hopefully this won’t disappoint. Today we start the Chisel Plane build with Part 1 of a 2 part series. In part 1 we’ll discuss the style of plane we’re building and then build the jig that let’s us cut it safely. For a PDF with a [...]
