WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
I like making thoughtful covers for my edge tools using simple patterns. After making a handle for the hook blade in the previous post, it’s time for some protection. Let’s see, I will make a hook knife sheath. Why … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A hook knife is a handy tool to use when stripping and carving curved shapes into green wood. The tool is called many names, such as crook knife or Mocotaugen (Indian crook knife). It is used for carving spoons, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Sharp blades should have a cover or sheath to protect the user and the tool. Here I plan to make a sheath for the adze that I ordered and finally received in the last post.
From time to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
In my opinion, any tool with a sharp edge needs a sheath to protect it and, me, the woodworker. The small elbow adze blades I “handled” in the last post are super sharp. They should be … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
After a storm, I found fallen elm branches that were the perfect size for the handles, also called hafts. The branches were put away to dry and acclimate to the shop. Then I debarked the branches with a drawknife … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
All you need is a blade. For a few years and many reasons, finding a “conventional” adze for carving bowls has been difficult. A fascinating tool that’s an option is the elbow adze. For generations, it was used mainly … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Let’s finish a saw vise for sharpening. The ability to sharpen your own saws keeps your work flowing. There is no need to leave it at a saw sharpening shop, that is, if you can even find one.
Try finding a saw sharpening service today. It is a daunting task. I have never been inside such a shop. When I was growing up, my mom sharpened the butcher knife (the one and only knife used for everything … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
The shock of touching a cold metal handle makes my brain react in a very bad way. Never, ever does it bring a smile to my face. I feel the gray matter in my head frowning for a minute. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Even if it’s just a dovetail dessert, is this all there is? I’m not necessarily saying, “please, ma’am, can I have some more?” I am glad that the challenge is over, but the practice and work … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
This is part 3 of a 4 part series on sawing and cutting dovetails. Last time, in part 2, I kept putting off starting at all. I moved along at a very slow pace. After … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Lay out one dovetail. Cut one dovetail. Learn something. Do it again. Last time in part 1, I began a friendly competition with myself with a “breakfast” to fuel my brain and cut that first … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞