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That wasn't an issue in this case as the bottom and middle rails came out of 9" stock

I didn't do it in one hit, but I kept a log of time spent and I managed it in 10 1/2 hours, so if you consider a 19th century day to be 11 hours, I just squeezed it in

Hi Deema. It was a project I did a few years back. It was inspired by a comment in a book called the village carpenter by Walter Rose. he stated that it was considered a good days work to make a four panelled door in a day. This was completely done by hand from rough sawn planks. I decided it...

Hopefully we will be there as usual with a display of 18th century tools

How many tools does a joiner need to make a four panelled door by hand? Well as it Happens, turns out to be about 27 plus a sturdy bench, a couple of saw trestles, a morticing stool, and a glue pot. It's no wonder a pre industrial woodworker needed a sizable tool chest to house everything!

The London international woodworking festival 1st and 2nd of November 2024. I’m starting to get ready for this event as I will be demonstrating and lecturing on both days, so if you want to know how a bench knife is used, how to tune and sharpen a moulding plane, or anything to do with pre...

Work bench for sale. Sorry to everyone, but the bench sold almost as soon as I posted about it I made this bench some years ago to use for demonstrations at woodworking shows, but have now decided to make a new one that is more in keeping with 18th century practices. The top is made of solid...

Hi. I do a lot of research into early 18th century tools and working practices, and as no known examples of early bench planes from this period have survived, I made my own interpretation on what I feel they may have been like. This has turned into a bit of a side-line of my main business as a...

Hi. I like having a 2 ft long jaw. If your workpiece is as long, or longer than this you get good pressure along it's entire length. There is also a fairly large gap between the metal vice bars and the wooden support bar which you can drop vertically, longer components through. Generally it's...

Hi . You could compromise on the vice. I wanted a traditional long horizontal vice for my bench, but didn't want to give up my Record quick release vice, so I encased it with the wooden jaw. It's the best vice I have ever used and wish I had done it years ago, and yes, I am left handed!

Hi Steve. This is going to take some more looking into. The trouble with 18th century makers is there is not a great deal of standardisation in their design, but now I have had another look, it would appear a good majority of them have a skewed bed while the front of the mortise is square, the...

Hi Steve. This is an interesting post that got me examining my 18th century collection. I was surprised that out of about 120 18th century moulders, I could only find about 4 that had a notable skew. John Rogers of London 1734- 1765, was an early example. As Andy pointed out, they appear to...

Hi Steve. I sometimes use them for the fun of it. They are good for drilling at an angle, and cut reasonably fast, and you don't have to worry about them snapping in half if you put too much bending pressure on them.

Hi My set up is a bit extreme, but I wish I had done it years ago, as it's such a joy to use I encased my vice entirely as I'm not keen on metal surfaces on my bench. My jaw is oak, but has a soft leather facing. It's 2ft long with a timber support strut running through the apron. I have...

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I have done it in the past with a centre bead moulding plane, but there hard to find, and probably not very efficient if you have a lot to do. Mind you, it's not very dusty!

Hard working infill planes. We all love an infill plane, but I often wonder how many of us use them on a daily basis in our professional workplace? A lot end up in collections, and I don’t personally have a problem with that, but I do wonder how many actually earn a living in today’s working...

Accoya is just another timber, a softwood pine at that. These sashes were fitted into bricked up openings and made to match the originals. They were also single glazed.