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Meet My Dumb Apprentices
When I began working wood in earnest more than 15 years ago, I was working almost exclusively with hand tools, by choice but also by necessity. Most operations–smoothing boards and joining them together–were fun and even efficient with a fairly … Continue reading
Posted in Power Tools, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged 13" planer, bandsaw, bandsaws, bench grinder, chainsaw, craftsman drill press, dewalt planer, drill press, king seeley, planer stand, Stihl
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Don’t Destroy Yourself
I sometimes hear dedicated hand-tool woodworkers praise the way that woodworkers of yore built splendid pieces of furniture without the aid of power tools, with the implication that we, too, should work in that totally “unplugged” way. I used to … Continue reading
How to Make a Tobacco Pipe with Hand Tools, Part 2: Drilling the Briar Block
In my last post, I explained how I prepare a stem to be fitted to a pipe. In this post, I will show how I drill the holes in the block of wood itself. This stage of the pipe-making process … Continue reading
How to Make a Tobacco Pipe with Hand Tools, Part 1: The Stem and Tenon
Five years ago, I wrote here about making a tobacco pipe with hand tools. That post assumed you were starting with a “pipe kit,” i.e. a pre-drilled block of wood with a stem pre-fitted into it. I still think that … Continue reading
Piano Repair: Fixing a Broken Hammer
When a hammer breaks on our little spinet piano, I try my hand at fixing it myself. It’s a complicated job, with a few surprises along the way. Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork
Tagged drill press, piano, piano hammer, piano keys, piano repair
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Building Two Saws: Part 3
Although I usually feel like a competent woodworker, any time I am faced with metal work I feel like I’ve gone back to kindergarten. This project has, however, forced me to get a little more comfortable with metal working. But … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs
Tagged backsaw, counter bore, countersink, dovetail saw, drill press, handscrew, spine
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