Blog Series

Plane Jack

Part 1: Opening scene: Rescued from the back shelves.

I was able to convince Pete, who runs the workshop where I spend time refurbishing tools on Tuesdays, that I could find this little fella a good ho...

My beginners workshop

2 entries

Part 1: In the beginning...

There was filth and stink. I bought this property from my neighbor. She had nine cats and two dogs living in a 14 × 60 mobile home. She wasn’t the ...

Part 2: How it looks today

Here are some shot of how it looks today. There is a lot left to do. I have to get it organized again and get rid of some of the demolition and con...

Plane restores

1 entry

Part 1: G Davies Infill Plane

See the complete story here Some time ago I got and infill from an LJ friend Jamie asking me if I wanted an infill plane that needed some love. Of ...

Wood Shop Furniture

Part 1: Planer Table/Cabinet

I’ve been WW-ing almost 4- years and my first project was building infeed/outfeed ramps for my lunchbox planer. I built it on a 1/2 sheet of 3/4 pl...