Category Archives: Techniques

September 28, 2011
7:54 pm
by: Torch02

Gottshall Block 2: Electric Boogaloo

If you follow the Popular Woodworking Editors’ Blog, you might remember Bob Lang writing a series of posts about a hand tool exercise called the Gottshall Block. The block is an exercise in layout and handwork, the idea being to … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2010
7:47 pm
by: Torch02

Serving Up a -BANG-

When I was putting together my initial plans for this crate, I knew that I wanted to have a couple of trays that stacked one upon the other – even though I wasn’t sure how I would accomplish that. I … Continue reading →

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April 1, 2010
10:11 am
by: Torch02

The Day in Shavings – 31 March 2010

I haven’t been able to get much time in the garage lately, so I’ve only made a little progress on those candle holders. Yesterday I put the chamfer on the tops of all the sides of the holders using a bit … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2010
12:32 pm
by: Torch02

Laziness and Hand Tools?

A couple of nights ago I was out in the garage to work on the trim that would top the rails and footboard of Briana’s crib. One of the lessons (out of many) I’ve learned during the process of building … Continue reading →

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October 25, 2009
3:57 pm
by: Torch02

Quad Screw Vice?!?

As I’m dressing up the last few boards before assembling the crib, I decided to try planing off a few burn marks, rather than scraping them off. Holding the workpieces is my big problem. I don’t have a workbench (its … Continue reading →

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October 18, 2009
1:19 am
by: Torch02

An Ugly “Holy Grail”

Many woodworkers consider hand-cut dovetails to be the end-all, be-all, holy grail of joinery.  It is easy to understand why; they are simply beautiful, while being highly functional and strong. Matt Kenney of Fine Woodworking shared a fine example earlier … Continue reading →

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