Tag Archives: Block Plane

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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January 21, 2010
12:26 am
by: Torch02

Hand Plane Gloat

On a pretty regular basis (while my wife isn’t watching) I comb through my local Craigslist ads looking for various things for the garage, tools and wood mostly.  In fact my drill press and the southern yellow pine that will end … Continue reading →

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August 6, 2009
10:24 pm
by: Torch02

The Plane, Boss, the Plane!

Despite the electron smashing power of most of my shop, I think I fall into Rob’s Category #2, The Power Tool Woodworker Who Uses Hand Tools. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on building up my hand tools … Continue reading →

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