Wood’n Bits Workshop

General Woodworking and the Creation of Miniatures from Wood

Creating a Marking Knife Without a Lathe

Larry | February 8, 2010

First let me apologize for the “pre-release” of his blog post.  It was just me screwing up posting dates.  Anyways, here it is…with words and pictures.
I’ve been distracted from the shop, playing Mr. Fix-It, and my woodworking time has been spent  navel gazing and some doing some sketching as my aged brain grapples with what [...]

Making Shop Bents By Hand – Part One

Larry | January 5, 2010

Tom Fidgen’s new book, Made By Hand has become my constant companion, at least that’s how it seems.  It’s the closest I’ll get to an apprenticeship with a woodworker who works in ways I want to work.

One of the things I’ve noticed is that Tom is a much better woodworker than I am.  The natural [...]