Category Archives: Tools

Plane plans from WORK magazine (aka It doesn’t always WORK)

Since I am reading through WORK magazine to find all the nuggets and projects, I thought I’d give some of the “Home-Made Tools” a shot. If you are inclined as I am, the tiny hand drawings are too little to go by. There are very few dimensions given in either the drawings or the text. […]

Black Brothers Patent Clamp

AKA “And you thought handscrews were simple” For the most part clamps are simple. There is the occasional innovation, but for the most part any style of clamp is interchangeable with any other of the same type. Perhaps the best example is in handscrews. There are really two types: wood thread and metal thread with […]

WORK the magazine: Mandatory Reading for Woodworking Inclined Makers*

*I should first apologize for the buzz-word phrase, but some articles I’m including are not just on furniture or woodwork but tools and other techniques. Also, it would be nice if someone under thirty visited this blog, other than the author. Finally, it’s used in the second article from the first issue, so I am […]

Scroll Saw Organizer

I had a stash of scroll saw blades that was slowly growing into a mound. Some of them came in a organizer with plastic tubes which I found a convenient, unfortunately there weren’t enough spaces for all the different blades and some of the tubes were missing. On the hunt for a replacement I found […]

CraigsList Region Search Generator

Bare-bones HTML & JS implementation of a URL generator to use the same search across multiple regions. UPDATE 1: CL has changed some of their search parameters and URL coding so the following tool may produce broken URLs. UPDATE 2: CL has added a geographic radius to it’s search which reduces the need for this […]

Dovetail-Slide Piano Maker’s “Studley-esque” Vise

Reflecting, I realize that I’ve found a lot of amazing tools in Northern California. I’ve hauled enough iron ~400 miles south to the LA area that compass readings might be affected. Luckily my latest trip up was no different. As they often are, my trip was a bit last minute. I stealthily slipped up and […]

Mystery Plane – LeGroote Iron

Wow, was May really the last time I put up a post? I was at the local toolswap trying not to come home with much. Usually, I’m quite good about not buying planes at the swaps but this one stood out. It’s an all-iron body, very heavy (about that of a Stanley No. 8-perhaps a […]

Another Plough Found

Some images of another binder’s plough I found recently.  

Analysis of a photo, Galoot style

The Porch brought up a photo by Man Ray (Link to photo at London Art Reviews) of Catherine Deneuve. I took a closer look at the photo and here are my findings: First, I believe the planes weren’t old tools when photographed and would barely be considered vintage today. The first photo below shows what […]