How To Dovetail
The through dovetail joint is the foundation of my wooden tool chest build. Strong and attractive the dovetail is the traditional joint of choice for joining boards at right angles. Here is how I went...
View ArticlePreparing Wood With Hand Planes
This instructable will give you a demonstration on taking rough sawn wood and turning it into smooth planed stock using only hand tools. By selecting tools used by craftspeople of the past this task...
View ArticleHow To Sharpen a Chisel Quickly and Easily
This instructable is going to give you a quick and relaible way to put a sharp edge on your chisels. You will need; Norton India cobination stone size 8" x 2". This has a grey "coarse" side and an...
View ArticleHow To Sharpen a Handplane
This instructable will guide you through sharpening a handplane. You will need; Norton India cobination stone size 8" x 2". This has a grey "coarse" side and an orangey brown "fine" side. This method...
View ArticleMake A Shooting Board.
I normally like to add some photos but this is such a quick and easy workshop appliance to make I decided to go straight to a video. This is an end grain shooting board used to trim items in their...
View ArticleMake a Dovetail Marker
This is a really quick and easy way to mark you dovetails made from scrap timber. As well as being called markers you will also find folks calling them dovetail templates and dovetail bevels. This...
View ArticleEdge Gluing Boards
So your project means you need two or more boards glued together to make a wide board and here is a method that can deliver that very easily. The video above is a demonstration of the process but I...
View ArticleRust Removal
I'd seen people online using vinegar and citric acid to remove rust and was interested to find out how well it worked. I found it to be easy, clean and ideal for removing rust. By: G S HaydonContinue...
View ArticleTool Tote
I tried something a little different for this video. I wanted to share a project I had made without a long drawn out process. Hopefully it comes across well, although basic the tool tote was fun to...
View ArticleShaker Style Bench
This is a fun project with hand tools and is a version of a classic Shaker style bench.By: G S HaydonContinue Reading »
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