The daily dribble from my workshop. Saturday, May 16, 2015. Another exciting Amana hand tool event and so for it has been much bigger than the first one. This one is so big that it is spread out over three buildings. I got there at 0915 and the line to get into the barn was out to the road already. I started here with Jarrod Stone. What could be more fun than watching a guy make a drinking cup on a pole lathe? Another windsor chair maker.

A personal tribute to digital narcissism. Back in April of this year, my friend Chris Schwarz wrote a post about a staked table. It was as if the photo of the table begged me to stare at it longer, goading my brain to make sense of it. I should have responded with an anyeurism emoji.

Has made some serious improvements to his Sharp Skate honing guide. Plane irons and chisels a cinch. The clamp can pivot and lock for skew-edge angles to 30 25 and 20 degrees. Sharp Skate 4 ready for action. Are on the GetSharper website. The Sharp Skate 4 has an accompanying angle-setting gu.

Tongue and Grooves with Veritas Plow Plane. Plow plane with conversion kit installed. The wood is beautiful, and has wavy grain and is brittle. Not too fun to work. I used the Veritas plow plane. The groove in a cypress board.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014. God bless you all for being his family. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. And that new obsession is spoon carving.

A blog dedicated to woodworking, hand tools, toolmaking and the like. The chessboard is shop sawn veneer in cocobolo and holly with shop made banding and a solid walnut border. The beautiful Arthurian chess pieces were made by K.

Thursday, August 13, 2015. I posted this pic to Beemaster and was advised that the abundance of queen cells was a good opportunity to try making laying nucs - tiny hives to raise queens and brood for sale or for backup. So, I split the hive into 6, with a frame of honey and a frame or so of brood with a queen cell or more in each nuc. Saturday, August 8, 2015.

Studley Tool Chest and Workbench. May 15-17, 2015 in Cedar Rapids, IA. Studley Tool Cabinet and Workbench. For the first time in history the incomparable Henry O. Studley tool cabinet AND its companion workbench will be available for viewing by the public in an intimate exhibit organized by the Barn on White Run. This will be an amazing experience for Studley Tool Chest aficionados and all admirers of brilliant design and exacting craftsmanship.