Sharpening Chisels
This seems to be one of those hot topics where everyone has an opinion and a lot of people seem quick to criticise other people's methods. When I first started sharpening chisels and plane blades it would take me hours and hours... and to be honest it still does take...
Wood Dust – Kumiko
As soon as I found out about Wood Dust I knew I wanted to go. The difficulty was it being over in Canberra and that due to the nature of my day job I don't spend anywhere near enough time with my family as it is. Luckily my wife is also my biggest supporter in...
Tasmanian Oak Bed
It has been a crazy couple of years both at work and as the kids continue to grow up. It is so clichéd but time really does go too quick. The bed project for my son was completed a long time ago, but I never uploaded any photos or added any posts about it. The bed is...
Wooden Mallet
Taking some inspiration from Shop Notes magazine I made a wooden mallet using some offcuts around the garage. This was my first time using a wedged tenon and I was very pleased with how well it secured the mallet head and also how it looks. Also seeing as I have been...
Tasmanian Oak Bed – Woodmovement
Wood movement is something I had always heard people mention but not something I had really spent a lot of time thinking about (besides knowing house doors would be tight or loose depending on the season) prior starting to learn about woodworking. The fortunate thing...
Tasmanian Oak Bed – Footboard
I was lucky enough to get a solid 4hrs or so out in the garage today to work on the bed for Isaac. Before I could begin with the woodworking I finished off some modifications to my tablesaw (will do a seperate post about my second hand tools that I've sourced from...
Tasmanian Oak Bed – For Isaac
Last year my last grandparent passed away. As her estate was finalised my Dad gave me a small amount of money from my Nan. I hadn't expected anything at all from the estate but having received such a gift I wanted to make sure I used it for something that would be...
The beginning….
Not all things need a reason to begin, but all things have a beginning. This is the beginning of New Leaf Woodworking which is going to be a record of my journey into the world of woodworking. Growing up I was lucky enough to see my dad build amazing things from wood...