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I just release the third video on making the Toolbox for Chisels and Planes, this third part show how to prepare the front rails, and glue the joinery(dovetails), in the back and sides.

See this blog post Toolbox for Chisels and Planes for more details.

 

I just release the second video on making the Toolbox for Chisels and Planes, this second part show how to prepare the wood boards, and make the joinery(dovetails), in the back and sides.

See this blog post Toolbox for Chisels and Planes for more details.

 

Aimed at those new to saw sharpening, this instructional video is 2 1/4 hours long and covers the theory and the practice of sharpening western saws.

You get to look over his shoulder as he sharpen four saws - two backsaws and two hand saws.

I really hope you find it useful

I just release, the first one of a series of youtube video with the intro/teaser of the making of my Tool Box for Chisels and Planes.

See this blog post Toolbox for Chisels and Planes for more details.

 

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I already make a post on the Henry O. Styley a while back in this post Henry O. Studley - One of the most fine work in a tool chest and them a update come from The Highland Woodworker - Episode 20:

This very special episode of The Highland Woodworker takes us on a tour of the H. O. Studley tool cabinet, guided by Don Williams and Chris Schwarz.

After buying, on ebay, a combination plane Stanley #50 I decided to restore it. As you can see, I document the all process just for you :D You can see the detail process on this video: This was the initial status: And this was the final status: [Read More]

This documentary shows us the cutting, loading, transportation, mill sawing and finishing operations of the Northern California’s redwood lumber industry in the 1940s.

Redwood Logging | 1946 | Documentary on the Giant Redwood Lumber Industry in California.

The author of four crucial books for any serious woodworker, Krenov taught a philosophy that has become a prerequisite for advanced cabinetry throughout the world. Krenov lectured at schools and universities all over the world and received numerous awards for his achievements both as a trailblazer and a craftsman. He was regularly featured in numerous magazines world-wide. A recognized furniture maker in Sweden, he moved to Northern California in 1981, where he created and led the College of the Redwoods' Fine Woodworking School. [Read More]

Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) was an organ and piano maker, Patriot-Ledger* for his remarkable tool chest, among his other achievements. The Studley Tool Chest Before he died in 1925, Studley gave the tool chest to a friend. That man’s grandson, Peter Hardwick, loaned the chest to the Smithsonian in the late 1980s as part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s Fine Woodworking* and a popular wall poster. When closed and hanging on a wall it takes up an area of approximately 39 inches by 20 inches with a 9 inch depth. [Read More]

Sam Maloof (January 24, 1916 – May 21, 2009) was a furniture designer and woodworker. He was born Samuel Solomon Maloof, a member of the large Maalouf family, in Chino, California, to Lebanese immigrants. He attended high school first at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California, where he took his first woodworking class and was recognized by his art teacher as having extraordinary skill. Later he attended Chino High School. Shortly after completing high school, he began working in the art department of the Vortox Manufacturing Company in Claremont, California. [Read More]