Dovetail backsaw version 2

span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" Stewie has just finished this dt backsaw, the same of previous post but made whit a different wood. Enjoy it!br Well this one is of the same design but I have used Makore as the handle wood. I have included some end grain photos of the handle so you get a better idea of the amount of work that...

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There Are Events Afoot

I was hoping to share this on the MWA Podcast this week. Alas, we didnt manage to record an episode (next week and the week after we will). In the mean time, I wanted to be sure to share two (2) great upcoming woodworking events.br Chirs current shop stool.div style="text-align: center;" The first is Chris Wongs Shop Stool Build Off. Chris of Flair...

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Sargent 507

After keeping it in a drawer for several months, I finally decided to restore an old Sargent 507, a model really exclusive that Stanley never put into production. Its the block version of the most famous Stanley 10. The 507 is a plane designated for cutting rabbets, very handy and suitable for using it with one hand. Very well finished, it mount the...

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A House In The Trees Part XIII

Over the past two (2) weekends Ive been able to get back out to the tree house. Though Ive only been able to get half-days in, I have managed to just about finish the sheathing.The tree house, as it stood before the last two weekends work.?This video shows the sheathing of the gable ends, and all the frustration that entailed.div style="text-align:...

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The mallet is really starting to take shape

I was able to go out and spend some time on the mallet yesterday and it is really starting to take shape.  Like most of my projects this involved doing a lot of things for the first time.  I removed the safety guards on the tablesaw for the first time (I made sure the kids were inside) and made a tenon on the tablesaw.div align="center" This...