Wood’n Bits Workshop

General Woodworking and the Creation of Miniatures from Wood

Handling My Chisels

Larry | February 10, 2010

Sometimes I wonder about myself.  I’ve been a woodworker for a long time but like so many, I did most of my early woodworking by flipping a switch.  But I’m a guy and guys like tools.  The notion of having an excuse to dig through piles of rust at flea markets was appealing
So somewhere in [...]

Making Shop Bents By Hand – Part Two

Larry | January 7, 2010

In my last post on this subject I outlined my strategy to become as good a woodworker as Tom Fidgen.  Having concluded, from studying his book Made By Hand, that he’s achieved his prowess by having a set of shop bents available to him I decided to build a set of my own, thus improving [...]

Tiny, Pointy Tools in Woodworking

Larry | December 7, 2009

Last week, on Twitter, Kari Hultman of the Village Carpenter posed a question about carving really small areas.  The ensuing discussion was a good one and you can see Kari’s solution in her excellent blog post.
I thought, with the interest raised, I would talk a bit about some of my “tiny tools.”  I create miniature [...]