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I made my drawers for my toolbox this weekend. I was going to use half-blind dovetails on the fronts but I decided more for practicality and streng...

Friday, 12.40pm, sitting on a wall outside a BMW dealership in Hull, South Yorkshire. There’s ten minutes to go before what seems an appropriate ti...

The sewing box I made for the wife is very heavy. It was never made to be carried around, but rather to sit near her sewing table and give her extr...

Do you ever get scared of posting a long entry with lots of pictures? They are ready to be posted on your computer but uploading them one by one se...

Hi guys, just a quick reminder. You’re welcome to post also your older creations, not just the new ones. It helps to establish your profile and add...

Mobile web use is growing rapidly as the times are changing and responsive web design that adapts to mobile and tablet smaller screens is becoming ...

I decided to start a new website for the Hand Plane information I’ve gathered over the years. Comments and suggestions welcome. I’m not much of a w...

I learned a valuable lesson tonight. I learned how to quickly make a sliding tray with finger joints and a floating poplar bottom to the wrong dime...

Last night, I made great progress with the toolbox. I installed two cherry vertical members with a mortise/tenon in the bottom and dadoes on the si...

Diane Keaton to Al Pacino in The Godfather II. I will preface the next part by saying ’It’s not all fun and games in the workshop’ “At this moment ...

I forgot to put my cuts in the drawer foundation assemblies for vertical strength and drawer division. I’ll do that with a Zonas saw and a chisel. ...

Back in the winter of 2013, my dad told me to come get his shop tools. He’s retired once and then started back, and now he’s fully retired. Anyhow,...