by Andrew | Sunday, February 24, 2019 | Thoughts, Tools
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...
by Andrew | Wednesday, November 21, 2018 | Projects, Tools
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...
by Andrew | Friday, November 9, 2018 | Projects, Thoughts
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...
by Andrew | Sunday, October 15, 2017 | Projects, Tools
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...
by Andrew | Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | Widgets
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...
