Come and meet me a host of woodworking experts at The Hand Tools Event at West Dean College, Sussex on Saturday May 31 & Sunday ...

Here is the same 1 1/4" chisel back after about two hours of flattening work.

I tried several ...

As requested, here is a photo of the Dovetail Saw which Mike made for me.

It is ...

Referring back to Flattening Traditional Oilstones on 15th Nov 07, here is a picture of the rounding or bellying of a chisel ...

I am delighted to note that Alan Peters' book
Cabinetmaking The Professional Approach is due to be republished in the autumn this ...

This is the last day of the year when the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown settlement was celebrated in America and some ...

Perhaps you have seen my Chistmas round up of new tools for Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine, Issue 135?

I made a grave mistake by ...

There is one variation of usage which has struck me forcibly after many years of reading American magazines and Reviews.

Larry Williams' wooden moulding ...

I have been watching Larry Williams excellent new dvd on the making of traditional side escapement wooden planes, which has just been published by ...

Finally and regretfully, slightly later than advertised, short course dates for 2008 are now posted on my website.

They are available from late January, ...

I am constantly amazed at the differing reactions that can follow from rather mild advice proffered on woodworking forums.
A recent thread on Fine Woodworking ...

Another week in the wonderful Isles of Scilly.

Theresa will be manning office, Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, approximately 2.45 - 3-45.

Short ...

Photo taken at the Marc Adams School courtesy of Marc Adams.



I ...

I never cease to be amazed by the incidence of tools which don't work, and like to refer to them as Manufacturer's Perversions.

More ...

There is a phrase which keeps cropping up on or after my short courses. It goes something like this;

"I wish I had ...

Chris Schwarz has posted a wonderful review of my third book on his blog.

He must be a mindreader, as he points out that ...

I am excited about the latest DVD as it concentrates on techniques for chisel use.

Chopping and paring ...

It was a very productive, successful and enjoyable trip.

The prospect of travel reduces me to a nervous ...

I depart for the Marc Adams School class on 1st of May and will be back 22nd May.

We are filming a DVD on ...

Many of the short course dates are full but some have a significant amount of space.

Tool tuning, sharpening and plane use, is the ...

We are having a one week half term so that the students may have time with their families, and in Yonatan's case go walking and ...

I have been using the new Jet curved blade jig on my large Tormek, to grind the subtle curve which I find so useful in ...

Three days before Christmas, my son Jo arrives with many sheets of exterior ply, the raw materials for several Owl nestboxes to be ...

I am looking forward to another USA trip in May 07.

This starts with a weekend class at the Marc Adams School in Indiana. ...

Finally the short course dates for 2007 have been posted .

We are reserving certain weeks for people who ...

I have just sent off an article on wood movement to Colin for the January edition of F&C.

He informs me that Robert Ingham ...

If you are a regular visitor you will notice that my website has a completely new design.

This is very exciting as it coincides ...

We played with some saws on Friday, the tenth day of my 12 week course.

As usual some of the students had turned up ...

Start with a perfectly straight edge on a shortish board, say 15 to 20 inches long.

Take 10 full length, reasonably ...

We had a great time walking, beachcombing and building "Goldsworthy" towers from the fantastic granite pebbles.



There is ...