Hand Tool Woodworking Shop Notes

Shop notes of a hand tool woodworker. Follow along with my time in the shop. Images are on Instagram, search Chad LeMay or #handtoolwoodworkingshopnotes

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Six Board Chest Part A

The embryonic stage of a classic six board chest. 

03-23
17:08

Getting back to work

Three year olds don't care about woodworking. I make a nameplate for a co-worker. I also make a napkin holder.

02-17
17:25

Wine Caddy

I made a thing in one afternoon! It's a wine caddy. Now I can hold a bottle of wine and two glasses with one hand, freeing up my other hand to do all kinds of activities.

09-25
16:05

Dovetails and carving

A lack of direction leads to dovetails and carving.

08-20
16:04

Shooting board build

I suddenly need a shooting board, so I build one out of twelve inch wide mahogany.

07-13
42:16

Half blind dovetials

I cut and fit my first half blind dovetails for the Shaker inspired serving tray.

06-22
22:57

Shaker style serving tray

I put my apprentice through the paces on dimensioning stock for the next serving tray.

05-26
19:48

Cherry beer cozies

Recap and stock prep for a run of cherry coozies.

05-11
20:22

Four twenty

Recap of all the glorious work I have done.

04-20
19:48

Staked saw bench part 3

I finish the staked saw bench and start to make a pizza peel.

04-01
19:49

Shaker coozies for sale!

I launch an Etsy shop and mangle my draw knife.

03-31
14:32

Staked saw bench part 2

I finish reaming the mortises and fit up one leg.

03-25
09:19

Staked saw bench part 1

I sort out the top and ream a mortis, maybe.

03-19
13:53

The work nobody ever sees

I make cauls and dimensions stock.

03-16
18:05

I cut myself

I get sharp and cut myself and dimension some stock.

03-11
09:52

A finished coozie

I work on updating our 6 foot ruler and finish a coozie.

02-21
19:10

A good bend

I tack up the latest bend, proving the latest method.

02-06
09:27

New bending method

I try to review what I have been doing and bend another coozie. Then I just screw around.

02-05
27:08

Christmas toys and bending cauls

First shop time since Christmas. New toys!

12-27
20:18

Almost finished another Shaker coozie

I bent the sides yesterday and came sooo close to finishing up today.

12-19
18:50
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