…ask for help. There is no “starting late”—Just start. In addition to this site, Paul has written an excellent book, Working Wood 1&2 available here (among other places): https://www.classichandtools.com/cgi-bin/sh000003.pl?REFPAGE=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2eclassichandtools%2ecom%2findex%2ehtml&WD=books&SHOP=%20&PN=Working-Wood-1-2%2ehtml%23a1_21PS_2dSET#a1_21PS_2dSET Best,…
Marvellous Miscellany Gallery Welcome to the Marvellous Miscellany community gallery. This gallery is for all the projects that don’t quite fit anywhere else! Bedside End Table by Mark Newman Bedside…
…a BF for common stock (small projects can normally be built with common stock). Here is a link explaining the different grades: http://www.ahec.org/hardwoods/pdfs/IllustratedGradingGuide.pdf . When I drew a cut list…
…Link to a thread about the sawbench: https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/discussions/topic/sawhorse-as-makeshift-workbench-for-the-balcony/ In hindight, the combination angle of the legs proved to be tricky for a beginner, there is another design by Christopher Schwarz,…
…be a life long pursuit. I had no idea basket lath could be rendered in this manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WtdXCpq_ok And Here’s a link to Peter’s blog post about the process. http://pfollansbee.wordpress.com…
Here’s the link to Patrick’s website: http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0a.html You can also learn a lot by examining photos of planes for sale. E.g. on eBay. Start by looking at the boxed ones…
History of the Stanley Tool Company http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EonJDaZMqj0…
Check out the beautiful result of experimenting Epoxy resin with a light blue dye. Stylish dining table with river. https://www.facebook.com/JRbespokedesigns/videos/813646512132393/ https://jrbespokedesigns.com.au/custom-furniture/dining-tables/victorian-ash-dining-table/…
…little book n craftsman furniture designs by Stickley himself. Short on step by step info, but a good resource for general design cues and with lots of good diagrams. http://www.amazon.com/Making-Authentic-Craftsman-Furniture-Instructions-ebook/dp/B00ED6LKWO…
…actually 3M mentions metal on their web page: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/All-3M-Products/Consumer/Home-Improvement/LeadCheck-Swabs/?N=5002385+8709316+8740610+8753945+3294857497&rt=r3 The swab should come with a number of true positives / controls. After you do a test, if it comes out…