When preparing stock by hand, the most useful plane is probably the jack plane (sometimes called the fore plane among joiners). Its curved iron allows you to remove a remarkable amount of material with every stroke. I usually travel with a metal jack (an old Stanley No. 5) because it’s less intimidating in a classroom … Read more »
Note: I cross-posted this entry from my blog at Lost Art Press at the request of madame editor. Midwest Woodworking – my favorite source for lumber – is selling off its stock of more than 300,000 board feet of premium hardwoods and softwoods. Wide mahogany. Clear sugar pine. Teak. Chestnut. Red gum. A near-endless cache … Read more »
During the last several years I’ve built about 50 wooden try squares for customers, friends and during classes. The most challenging part of the project is clamping the blade and the stock together so they are square. I have tried three or four clamping strategies – some of them too involved to discuss here. By … Read more »
Lowe's came to the the Millwork Outlet looking for a window for an installation job they didn't stock. Turns out we were the only ones in the area that had the window in stock. Our door hanger, Mark Birklid, got the opportunity to snap a quick picture. Even Lowe's knows we have more windows in stock!
Lowe's came to the the Millwork Outlet looking for a window for an installation job they didn't stock. Turns out we were the only ones in the area that had the window in stock. Our door hanger, Mark Birklid, got the opportunity to snap a quick picture. Even Lowe's knows we have more windows in stock!
Lowe's came to the the Millwork Outlet looking for a window for an installation job they didn't stock. Turns out we were the only ones in the area that had the window in stock. Our door hanger, Mark Birklid, got the opportunity to snap a quick picture. Even Lowe's knows we have more windows in stock!
Lowe's came to the the Millwork Outlet looking for a window for an installation job they didn't stock. Turns out we were the only ones in the area that had the window in stock. Our door hanger, Mark Birklid, got the opportunity to snap a quick picture. Even Lowe's knows we have more windows in stock!
If you build traditional casework with traditional joints and fasteners then you already know the local hardware store is of little use when you need some 4d rosehead nails. Lucky for us, there’s the Internet, which can be a pretty good hardware store. Several readers have asked about what fasteners they should keep in stock … Read more »
When you write for a woodworking magazine, there are several pat phrases that you use all the time. Such as: 1. Joint and plane all your stock flat and square. Cut all the pieces to the sizes shown in the cutting list. 2. Cut the tenons to match your mortises. (Or your mortises to match Continue reading»
Compared to many of my woodworking friends, I buy wood and treat it a little differently than most. Many of my friends have a significant stock of lumber on hand, from a garage-full to a few barn-fulls. When they find good lumber, they buy it. In many ways, this is an excellent strategy because every Continue reading»
