Tips for Carving Baby Rabbits
Tips for Carving Baby Rabbits I have always seen wild rabbits when we have been out walking in the countryside…
Browsing: Techniques
A New Life for Grandpa’s Plane
A New Life for Grandpa’s Plane I had the extreme pleasure of interviewing Ron Hock, blade and tool maker, author…
The Sunburst Burnett Table
The Sunburst Burnett Table The Burnett Table originated from a client’s request, “I would like a side table similar to…
The Art of Smoke Fitting
The Art of Smoke Fitting Plane maker Oliver Sparks explains how the use of soot helps to seat an iron…
Oils, Wax & Grease – Lubricants and Rust Protection
Oils, Wax & Grease – Lubricants and Rust Protection An email from a reader querying my advocacy of using that…
Winding Sticks
Winding Sticks Peter Sefton’s students make an essential workshop aid – winding sticks One thing that always amazes me about…
Veneered Nest of Tables
Veneered Nest of Tables This nest of tables was made some years ago to complement a client’s existing furniture. Designed…
Tips for Carving Otters
Tips for Carving Otters When I was a boy, my playground was the water meadows around Winchester in Hampshire, through…
Alterations after Turning
Alterations after Turning Taking your nearly completed piece and intentionally altering it may seem like heresy. Carving, piercing, painting, pyrography,…
Identifying Shapes in Turning
Identifying Shapes in Turning I have looked at the techniques of turning various different shapes into timber, whether that be…