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This blog series is migrated here from another site.  So there may be some out of date remarks or references to posts in the comments that don't ma...

 In a tool gloat, someone on a different forum showed off some lovely braces he'd purchased and said "Now I just have to learn how to restore this ...

[Craftisian_Dutchy_toy_build.PNG]Thanks to the generous and kind offer by Dutchy, we have another challenge for you, to end off this year.  The C...

The first thing to build is the base of the underpart of the windmill. It is made up of 8 pieces with lapjoints to make a octagon. It is called the...

[EBD9FCF0-9EDB-411E-AEA3-C663E790B6FB.jpeg] During a discussion here a few weeks ago, the issue of vacuum work holding came up. That's intriguing ...

Boys and Girls,                                                                                                       The board has been dogged and...

This small mill has two doors. This is done so the housing is accessible even when the wings of the mill are turning in front of the door. [Image] ...

 After looking for many years and losing many auctions, I finally won a Norris A5 smoother for a reasonable price. I knew it needed a lot of work, ...

Boys and Girls,                                                                                                       The previous blog covered the...

Boys and Girls,                                                                                                       This blog is about drilling t...

Boys and Girls,                                                                                                       Another one of Murphy’s relat...

Under the guise of 'sharp fixes everything,' I went after the cutters with a vengeance after the first couple of blog installments to ensure the an...