hand tools – 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.

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

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.

29 May 202529 May 2025 Andrew

Wood: mobile base

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.

3 May 20253 May 2025 Andrew

Wood: fronting

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.

2 May 20252 May 2025 Andrew

Wood: Goodly Progress

7 November 20247 November 2024 Andrew

Wood: shave and fit tenon

A tenon and mortise shown together against a background of dry leaves.

6 November 20246 November 2024 Andrew

Wood: tenon