● Making a Hook Knife Sheath
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. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Category: Sloyd Instruction
● Making a Hook knife Handle
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Leather Sheath for an Adze
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● A Sheath for the Elbow Adze
First the handle
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” … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Lashing the Elbow Adze
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Elbow Adze – Branch and Blade
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Saw Vise – part 2
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Saw Vise – part 1
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Shop Made Veneer Hammers
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Dovetail Dessert Guilt-free
Dovetails for dessert
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Saw a Little, Saw a Lot
Dovetails for Dinner
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Lay Out and Cut Dovetails
Dovetails for Lunch
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 … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞