WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
The finishing touches are all that remain in this final installment of building the Spanish style chest. I really like the progress made in part 3. Now, I am “bringing it home”. Ironically, it was a build that … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
The lid is next on the to-do list. I began the project of the Spanish style chest in the last post – part 2.
That the Spanish style chest was being made at all was somewhat of a … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Tribute
If I – a pilgrim – may be so bold, audacious even, let me tell you this: you are in my thoughts today. And I have a surprise for you.
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I am fulfilling a desire, a calling, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
The building begins for my Spanish style chest. In part 1, the prologue, I discussed, then resolved some questions regarding this specific project. In this short series, I recall my journey and invite you to join me.
That Spanish style chest I made after returning from Paris was a project that had been on my mind for a long time.
There have been a few times where I started out to make the chest. Instead, I … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A hot dog handle is a shop accessory that helps the user make precise cuts on sawn wood edges. Attached to the side of a bench plane, the hot dog assists in guiding the plane along the edge of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Wouldn’t it be nice to have, as I call it, a wish list – wood? To have within reach all the wood you want, let alone even need? All the wood imaginable from anywhere in the world? I do … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
One skill I enjoy practicing is refurbishing old tools. When I got serious about improving my woodworking skills, I didn’t want to pay a lot of money for them. At the same time I wanted them to be of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Harriet Ross Tubman and all the brave and bold women behind us, with us, and before us 🌹
A primary goal in my wood shop is keeping it green. I do not have a problem using old hardware, reclaimed wood, unconventional, or less sophisticated touches in a new project. One of the ideas for creating or refurbishing … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
I declare that sharpening is important. Even a new tool needs honing. An old tool may need surgery.
A sharp tool is easier to push through wood and achieve that precise cut you need for a dovetail joint, mortise, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
First things first: I keep a list that I call wish list – skill. It’s mostly in my head.
Most times when I complete a project, I wish I’d done something different or better. I also grade myself … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞