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Good News on Spade Bits –
I don’t have to go into the spade bit business. After my Feb. 7, 2022, post about how awful the new Irwin Speedbor bits have become, a couple readers suggested I try the WoodOwl spades. I didn’t know that WoodOwl made spade bits and had never seen them for sale. So I purchased some from…
Some Interesting Lesser Used Joints –
FIG. 1. CROSS HALVING JOINT WITH HOUSED SHOULDERS. This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume III” published by Lost Art Press. CROSS HALVING WITH HOUSED SHOULDERS The cross-halving joint, with notched or housed shoulders (Fig. 1), is only rarely used in actual practice. In ecclesiastical woodwork it is occasionally seen on a cross, and…
Drawer Runners –
FIG. 1. CUT-AWAY VIEW FROM REAR OF SOLID END CARCASE. The runners rest in grooves so that they are supported throughout their length. No glue is used (except at the stub-tenon at the front) as this would cause the ends to split in the event of shrinkage. This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The…
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Death by Roubo –
For those readers who are squeamish or easily offended, stop reading now. For the rest of you, here is a little nugget of workbench history unearthed by Jeff Burks. It was published in the April 5, 1903, edition of the French illustrated newspaper Le Petit Parisien. Headlined: “Un étrange suicide,” it detailed the odd suicide…
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More Chests: Slanted and Enchanted –
Suzanne Ellison turned up more images of chests from the 14th and early 15th centuries that have lids that may or may not be slanted. Whether the lid’s cockedness is the result of the builder or the illustrator is immaterial to me – I’m going to build some. I have been impressed by the slant-lid…
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