Auriou Hand Stitched Rasps
If you do some shaping of different edges, hand stitch rasps might be of some help to you in your projects. I added a modelers and cabinet rasps that are hand stitched in France by the company Auriou. Very nice and effective !
Wall Tool Cabinet - Plane Storage
Having options in the hand plane till in the hanging tool cabinet is a must. Plan for what you have and allow so flexibility to grow
Simple is better
Sometimes over complicating solutions is easy. Recognizing this takes sometimes some effort but is normally worth while
Wall Tool Cabinet - A fresh new start
Wall tool cabinet are vey nice to store tools away from dust, but is needs to be able to change with time. Having that option and having options are something being considered
Year Recap 2016 - What a year !
Here we are, the morning of January 1st once again. The fresh start to another year, just leaving another one in the past. From a woodworking aspect of things, it's been moving a lot from my part
Small plow plane upgrades - Lee Valley
Veritas announced some upgrades that are now possible on the their plow plane. Read on to get more details
Unplugged Woodshop in Toronto
Tom Fidgen now has a school and online presence with the Unplugged woodshop
Asian inspired lamps - Half Laps
I've got tired of our bedside lamps from IKEA and decided to go ahead and build some Asian Inspired Lamps that came from a Popular Woodworking article
Tool Use : Smoothing Plane
A smoothing plane is probably one for the first plane that many woodworker buys as there first plane but can also be one of the most finicky to adjust.
Woodworks 2014 Conference - Emporium & Wood Objects
The Ottawa woodworking guild has organized the Woodworks 2014 Conference. More details on the Emporium and display of works from the community
Shooting board
Shoothing board are very nice jigs that can help on squaring ends of different board. This is a jig that I use a whole lot to trim down and be very precise
Moving fillister plane workout
Using a moving fillister plane can be a nice workout if you have many groove/dados to cut. But the Veritas plane makes it very easy to accomplish
Lee Valley Moving Fillister Rabbet Hand Plane
This Moving Fillister Rabbet Hand Plane from Veritas will allow you to easily cut a rabbet or groove along the edges of any piece of wood. It’s adjustable fence ill allow to set the width with great ease.
Lie Nielsen Montreal Hand Tool Event
To be able to try tools before buying, specially hand tools is a blessing and this is what Lie-Nielsen is doing in many cities. Reach out to the users to get the tools in front of them to try
Veritas Small Plow Plane
The plow plane is a very nice tool to cut grooves and with it’s adjustable cutters and fence, it makes it a breeze to cut the in the selected piece of wood
Veritas Large Router Plane
Not too many tools allow to micro adjust the depth of the cutter head of this large router plane from Veritas. This tool will allow you to fine tune any bottom of groove or dado and with it’s interchangeable cutters, all options are available
Finer tooth dovetail saw
A nice dovetail saw allows the user to cut them with a nice precision. This model from Lie Nielsen, filled rip allows you to have an easier journey to cut these in any kind of wood
More Sawing - Really like it
Having the chance to use handsaws in real projects is a very nice experience. I really take the time on some projects to use handsaws and listen to music.
How saws saws!
Experience using saws is one of the best way to appreciate these hand tools which are really nice to use.
Hand Scraper topics
Multiple people that tried to use scrapers with varying success. Or at least this is what I've heard around the web and from other people I've talked to.