hand tool woodworking – Wanderings in the Labyrinth

an outdoor woodworking shop, set up on a bed of gravel, probably under a deck or patio attached to a house. On the left is a low, Roman-style woodworking bench as described by Christopher Schwarz in the book INGENIOUS MECHANICKS; on the right is a six-board tool chest. In the background is a saw bench and a saw bent, for setting up boards for easy hand-sawing.

23 September 202520 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: Milk Paint

an outdoor woodworking shop, set up on a bed of gravel, probably under a deck or patio attached to a house. On the left is a low, Roman-style woodworking bench as described by Christopher Schwarz in the book INGENIOUS MECHANICKS; on the right is a six-board tool chest. In the background is a saw bench and a saw bent, for setting up boards for easy hand-sawing.

20 September 202520 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: Completed Lid

an outdoor woodworking shop, set up on a bed of gravel, probably under a deck or patio attached to a house. On the left is a low, Roman-style woodworking bench as described by Christopher Schwarz in the book INGENIOUS MECHANICKS; on the right is a six-board tool chest. In the background is a saw bench and a saw bent, for setting up boards for easy hand-sawing.

18 September 202518 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: Lid of Dutch Tool Chest

an outdoor woodworking shop, set up on a bed of gravel, probably under a deck or patio attached to a house. On the left is a low, Roman-style woodworking bench as described by Christopher Schwarz in the book INGENIOUS MECHANICKS; on the right is a six-board tool chest. In the background is a saw bench and a saw bent, for setting up boards for easy hand-sawing.

12 September 202511 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: Chest Back

an outdoor woodworking shop, set up on a bed of gravel, probably under a deck or patio attached to a house. On the left is a low, Roman-style woodworking bench as described by Christopher Schwarz in the book INGENIOUS MECHANICKS; on the right is a six-board tool chest. In the background is a saw bench and a saw bent, for setting up boards for easy hand-sawing.

10 September 202510 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: fall front 2

A pine board that is clamped together, resting on sawhorses over a gravel ground, with ferns and greenery visible in the background

9 September 20259 September 2025 Andrew

Wood: Fall Front