Category Archives: Hand Planes

SawStop Sliding Table Jig and Other Shop Happenings

Posted on June 19, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

The heat is on here in Las Vegas, a bit earlier than expected but when I get to the shop at 7-8:00 am it’s already in the low 80’s and humidity around 2-3%.  I’ll work until there is too much … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on June 5, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Many of you probably remember the movie of the same name and as I reflected on my day that title just popped into my head — read more to find out why! The Good: Waiting for the sliding table to arrive … Continue reading →

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Learning by Doing — Things I Didn’t Know But Do Now!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

How’s that for a blog title?, one of my favorite sayings is this: “the more I know, the more I realize what I don’t know” — does that make any sense?  That’s a saying that some credit to  Socrates.  That seems … Continue reading →

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New SawStop — Now what do you do?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Why hand work of course!  The armoire project is just waiting to get out of the bathtub and back under construction.  You may recall the post where I assembled the front and rear frames.  Now that the excitement and set up … Continue reading →

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Hand Tool Class Ends

Posted on February 23, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

We just wrapped up the 6 week Hand Tool class at Wooditis here in Las Vegas.  Wooditis is a great place where woodworkers from all over the valley come to learn the craft.  The owner, Jamie Yocono,  has really developed her school … Continue reading →

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So Many Projects — Thank Goodness, Plenty of Time!

Posted on January 19, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

No doubt you’ve heard that adage that warns us to be careful what we wish for?  Well my work had hit a low spot, probably due to the holidays, so I decided it was time to begin work on the … Continue reading →

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Back in Teacher Mode

Posted on January 13, 2015 by woodworksbyjohn

Well, I received an email from Jamie, the owner of Wooditis here in Las Vegas yesterday that the Hand Tool Class I’m scheduled to teach is a go, there is a full class sign ups so this will be fun! … Continue reading →

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Armoire Work Begins — Outer Legs

Posted on December 9, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

The Armoire project is quite challenging so I’m being very careful as the work progresses.  There are so many parts and pieces to the casework that labeling them properly is very important.  Starting with the legs shown here, a customary way … Continue reading →

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Preparing a Hock Blade for my #7

Posted on December 4, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

The plane I use for jointing my edges is a corrugated bottom, #7 Stanley that dates back to the mid 1920’s or so.  It has the original sweetheart blade that is laminated plus it has the low profile knob which … Continue reading →

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Assembling the Treble Clef Box

Posted on September 9, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

Work continues on this custom order from an Etsy customer.  In the previous post I mentioned that I’m making 5 additional boxes using the same techniques as the custom one.  Doing a series of boxes is more efficient, especially when … Continue reading →

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