I finally took the time to make two really essential accessories for my skew block plane. (1) A thick fence to replace the thin one that comes with the plane; the original fence does not reach enough to use the plane for very narrow rabbets and I really want to use it for that. (2) A protrusion jig to make it easy to set up my honing guide with the iron of the skew block plane (and for the iron of the skew rabbet plane as a bonus on the other side); now I will be a lot more likely to sharpen those skewed irons when they needed it rather than feel intimidated by the task. #WorkbenchAppliance #HandToolsOnly #Rosewood #BlackCherry #Cherry #Woodworking
I just had a lot of fun learning how to make my own scratch stocks and holders following an article by Garrett Hack. I made a simple quarter round profile with a rattail file, followed by a needle file and a couple of slip stones. Then I made two simple holders from a scrap piece of Ambrosia Maple - slightly different sizes to see which one feels more comfortable. I tried scratching the profile on a piece of Walnut; nice shavings started rolling and after a few seconds I had a nice, super smooth profile. I am really glad I added this technique to my arsenal. #WorkbenchAppliance #HandToolsOnly #Rosewood #BlackCherry #Cherry #Woodworking
My current toolbox project has at least 108 dovetails; because I am doing a traditional spin on a toolbox that was originally built with power tools with finger joints, I would like my dovetails to look very regular and I thought I may need some help. I found inspiration in Toshio Odate’s Kigata-Joogi (Japanese Block Gauge) described in his Japanese Woodworking Tools book and made a few guide blocks out of a leftover piece of White Oak to help me cut pins and tails and pare 45° cuts for mitered dovetails and similar things. I tested a couple of them and found they are very accurate as long as I pay attention. #Toolbox #ToolChest #WorkbenchAppliance #HandToolsOnly #WhiteOak #Oak #MadeByHand #Woodworking
