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Racing with Roy Underhill
A few weeks back I was guest demonstrating at the Lie-Nielsen tool event in Raleigh, NC. It was a nice venue and since it was in Roy Underhill's neck of the woods he came on over as well. The show went...
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Ogee And Reverse Ogee Moulding Planes Up for Pre-Sale
Hey all! I am sure you've been wondering where I have been off to for so long. Yep, you guessed it - making a load of 1/2" ogee and reverse ogee moulding planes.If you have been wanting one, here is...
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What is a Mother Plane?
I get asked all the time at events where I demonstrate my planes - "How do you cut the profiles on the sole?"The answer is easy...well, sort of. :) I start by making a plane that is exactly like I want...
View ArticleRiving and Steam Bending Videos With Peter Galbert + Book Review
Peter and I had a great time with the class that was in the shop recently. I took the time to shoot a few videos and will be posting them up here in time. These aren't exactly instructional videos but...
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Now Taking Pre-Orders on Side Beading Planes!
UPDATE: As of 6/8/15 -9:20 est- no more new pre-orders on this plane until next time. As always, THANK YOU for your enthusiasm! UPDATEIts official, I am taking orders on side bead planes again! I am...
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The Evolution of the Panel Raising Plane, à la Caleb James
I have been enamored by the panel raising plane ever since I watched Roy Underhill use one in The Woodwright's Shop episode entitled Raising Panel-Zona. I saw that plane and decided I had to make one....
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Roubo's Irons Don't Taper??!!!
I am flabbergasted. What is up with this? Roubo's irons don't taper?!!!There I was, just flipping through the several pages of planes in The Book of Plates that LAP produced - as I do just about every...
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Windsor Chair Seat Carving Video with Peter Galbert - How to Use an Adze -...
I promised to post video of Peter giving instruction on carving a seat during the class we had back in May. As you'll see, it all starts with the adze. Peter and Tim Manney collaborated to develop an...
View ArticleHow to Carve a Windsor Chair Seat with an Inshave or Scorp
Here is the next step to the process of shaping and carving a windsor chair seat. This follows up the adze work in the last video I posted. This was taken while Peter Galbert was teaching how to make...
View ArticlePeter Galbert Demonstrates How to Refine a Windsor Chair Seat Using a Claire...
This is probably my favorite video of the the series I have posted on carving a windsor chair seat. It is just great to see the process and learn so much so quickly. Here Peter refines the shape of the...
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How to Heat Treat Tool Steel for the Hobbyist Tool Maker
As I finish up an article for Popular Woodworking on making Roubo's Hollows and Rounds, one of the things I realized I would like to have more room to talk about is heat treating. The volume of...
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Where to Buy Quarter Sawn American Beech for Planes - UPDATE
I have some pretty great news for all you out there that have been hunting down quarter sawn beech for planemaking. Usually if you can even find QS beech it is usually sold in large quantities at some...
View ArticleHow to Cut a Thumbnail Profile on a Tabletop
Recently I was finishing up another short run of ogee planes and decided to make a few thumbnail planes that I have had on my "to do" list, as well. It also gave me a chance to explain how this plane...
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Modern Vs. Traditional Spoke Shaves
As many of you already know, I began my woodworking career as a furniture maker and quickly went to making chairs almost exclusively. As you can imagine, that let to a lot of time using a spoke shave....
View ArticleWant to Donate and Help Others In a Time of Need? Here's How
As I sit here this morning thinking about all the work that needs to be done to recover from last week's storm here in South Carolina I remember back to when I had more time to volunteer to help others...
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Now Taking Pre-Orders on Panel Raisers
So, I've been toying with different versions of panel raisers since this time about two years ago. I have had a lot of questions on the subject. When am I finally going to offer them for sale? Well the...
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Roubo Hollows and Rounds Popular Woodworking Article April 2016 Edition!
For those of you who are interested in planemaking, you'll want to keep an eye out for the April 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. I wrote the cover article on the subject of making hollows...
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More Windsor Chair Plans From Curtis Buchanan - Plus Videos!
Curtis Buchanan has been pretty busy in the last year. If you are a windsor chairmaker then you may already know much of this. Curtis started making a series of Youtube videos back in 2011 on making a...
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Traditional Wooden Spokeshave Use & Care Instructions
I've had a great initial production run on the new traditional spokeshave. I'm nearly sold out at the moment, with the last 2 now available in my shop. It's been fantastic showing this tool off and the...
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Taking Traditional Spokeshave Pre-Orders - Plus User Reviews!
Hello All! I'm currently working on a large batch of my traditional spokeshaves. I've had lots of great feedback on these shaves so I'm happy to be offering them again so soon.Here's what Peter Galbert...
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