It is kinda quiet here on the blog at the moment. Nothing is going on in the shop, but I am busy as ever. And there will be a slight change over the next year. Which is good news!
It’s quiet… Kinda.
The Veritas miter plane
Specialty planes usually signal that you’ve ascended from amateur tinkerer to serious craftsman. Alternatively, they signal that your tool chest is quietly staging an intervention. In my case, I bought a Veritas miter plane. Let us now examine the specimen with entirely appropriate solemnity.
The Manna card box
Manna cards are small cards with a Bible verse printed on them. My wife bought a pack, and needed something to put them in. Was I reluctant to make one? Absolutely not!
A sales display thingamabob
In preparation for the Christmas market I, for reasons that now escape me, rashly agreed to attend this year, I found myself in need of a proper display for my wares. What follows is a brief account of how the contraption came to be..
The Christmas Market products
It’s starting to look like Christmas… ’twas early October, and the first Christmas products arrived in the stores. Another sign was that my wife started building stock for the Christmas market. This year, I’ll join in on the fun.
In orderly fashion
Ordnung muss sein. Jahwol, but how to achieve a low shop entropy? Let’s look at tool storage and -holders in general.
The big chisel tray
The Veritas skewed block plane
I recently purchased a Veritas skewed block plane, so I thought I could do a review of it. Some tools are essential, some are nice to have. And some are nice to have and become essential. This is one such tool.
A small greenhouse
We are bitten by the gardening bug big time, and especially growing veggies, fruits and (in time) berries. We did not have a greenhouse, something we really missed. So I built one.
Sapwood – good wood?
Is sapwood sub-par to heartwood in oak? It is myth-busting time. Grab your beret or Bushman, and let’s dive into this rabbit hole.
Tools for spoon making
Making spoons is a nice and relaxing thing to do with scraps. To me, sitting with a knife whittling on a piece of wood is a kind of therapy that cannot be matched! Here’s a review of a few tools for spoon making. And I am making a spoon.
A needle container
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas… And I wanted to make a small box for my wife who does needle felting, to keep her needles organized.