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After many many moons with my benchtop on a pair of sawhorses, I'm finally ready to finish this project. The top isn't super thick, about 1 3/4" to 1 7/8" once I flatten it. I'm planning on using...

I'm definitely a Neanderthal when it comes to woodworking. You should see the gaps in my joints, but after enough whacking with a mallet, things come together.

That's beautiful. It reminds me a bit of the Veritas super duper premium block plane with all of the swept back lines. I'm curious as to the seating position, though. It seems like one would be...

I was just pondering putting leather on my vise. It's a metal Columbian, so I put a piece of birch (leftover from making my benchtop) on each side. I've found that it doesn't grip terribly well,...

First, thanks everyone for your helpful input.

I think I'm going to go with the Lie-Nielsen. I want the #5 to be a "Jack" plane, as in Jack of all trades (though master of none). Given the...

I realize this is asking for trouble, but I've gotten really good at that so why fight it?

At the LN Hand Tool Event over the weekend I came to the conclusion that the planes I have (inherited...

If you plan on sending it out to be sharpened, I can recommend fellow Creeker Bob Rozaieski of the Logan Cabinet Shoppe. I had him do a pair of Disstons that belonged to my wife's grandfather. The...

I hope it's a good choice, that's what I'm building my first benchtop out of. :) Was recommended to me by the guy at the lumber yard as an alternative to going crazy with my idea of building the...

Yeah, solid as in all bamboo, not a veneer over other wood. The bamboo planks are several strips side by side, maybe about an inch wide each. I know that some bamboo grows pretty big, might be...

After finally getting a proper floor into our hallway and new nursery, I have about a box and a half of solid bamboo T&G planks. (came with the house, thought they'd be used in the last job, they...

Why not cut a dado and glue in some solid strips?

Like a lot of other people on this thread, I have limited space. A 1 car garage than needs to hold my motorcycle, the big freezer, and still have access to the storage space off of it. Oh and the...

What about workbenches? In the Roubo style they just use giant dovetails/mortise & tenon. I would think there's even more danger with a giant slab, or will glued up boards move more?

If that's a plane that's in "very good condition" I'd hate to see what he deems poor, or even fair condition.

As someone who is just starting out with hand tools, I fully understand your frustration. Watching Chris Schwarz "teach" Roy Underhill on The Woodwright's Shop was really helpful. A few things that...

We've got a microplane that we use for cheese all the time. The first time I saw them at Woodcraft I thought it was funny that the cooking gadget company also made woodworking tools. :)

Beautiful work. Did you find the scale changed the difficulty level at all? Easier because there was less wood; harder because everything was smaller and weaker?

Just wondering if you could post a pic with something else to give a sense of scale. Show off the grandchild-sized-ness of the set.

I'm still working out the exact details on the bench I'm building, but one thing I'm confused about is why some benches have boards that wrap around the entire top. Given my current skill level and...

I've already watched it twice. It was really fun to watch Roy play dumb and great to see Chris instruct him in some of the things I needed to know.

I've got a pair of old Disston saws from my helping clean out my wife's grandparent's home. 1 is a D-95 8pt crosscut with a noticeable kink/bend in the blade. The other is 5.5pt rip, not sure of...

Steve, I'd like to thank you for killing my entire morning. Read almost the whole thing. It's very enlightening for this noob. I was wondering about the order of planes for the workbench top I...

What did you use to make the textures on the side and top? I really love the streaks coming down off the top towards the mouth.