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Hand Tool Woodworking Shop Notes

by Chad LeMay

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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Episodes

  1. Six Board Chest Part A

    The embryonic stage of a classic six board chest.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Dovetails and carving

    A lack of direction leads to dovetails and carving.

  5. Shooting board build

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

  6. Half blind dovetials

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

  7. Shaker style serving tray

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

  8. Cherry beer cozies

    Recap and stock prep for a run of cherry coozies.

  9. Four twenty

    Recap of all the glorious work I have done.

  10. Staked saw bench part 3

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

  11. Shaker coozies for sale!

    I launch an Etsy shop and mangle my draw knife.

  12. Staked saw bench part 2

    I finish reaming the mortises and fit up one leg.

  13. Staked saw bench part 1

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

  14. The work nobody ever sees

    I make cauls and dimensions stock.

  15. I cut myself

    I get sharp and cut myself and dimension some stock.

  16. A finished coozie

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

  17. A good bend

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

  18. New bending method

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

  19. Christmas toys and bending cauls

    First shop time since Christmas. New toys!

  20. Almost finished another Shaker coozie

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

  21. Shaker box success!

    I completed the assembly of the shaker style box!

  22. Shaker box attempt number 5?

    I bend up another box, this time using a method of my design, and I get sharp.

  23. Shaker box attempt number four

    You try to make a shaker box.

  24. Shaker box attempt number three

    I think I finally know what sharp is. Also I bent and split a shaker style box, but this time I didn't have a kiniption(sp?) fit.

  25. Shaker box and two tools; dead.

    I ruined a shaker style box and two tools, all at once. Should have stayed in bed.

  26. Fixed a lid

    I fixed the boiling pot lid

  27. Shaker box number one

    I actually boil water successfully. I also manage to bend a shaker style box and tack up the sides.

  28. When the universe is against you

    I try to make my boiling water boil. I start a new straight edge.

  29. Starting to make a straight edge

    I'm trying to make a straight edge out of mahogany. Update on the serving tray, and new burners for the Shaker box project.

  30. Shaker box template

    I bang out a finger template for the shaker style box.

  31. Finishing two projects!

    I put the finishing touches on the serving tray and bang out a shop appliance with some life changing wood.

  32. Finish the serving tray and math

    I put the final coat of finish on the serving tray and try to figure out the geometry of shaker box fingers.

  33. Wicked small dovetail practice

    I resaw material to 3/16" and then I manage to put together a dovetail joint. Miraculous.

  34. Sharpening like a professional

    I actually operate a power tool with success. I ground almost all my blades and honed two of them.

  35. A sharp gouge

    I sharpen my gouge and start another ruler.

  36. Making strops

    I made 2 strops, and they're glorious.

  37. No joinery box

    I can't believe I started and finished a project in one day. I made a box with no joinery for my wife.

  38. Finished the ruler

    I finished the latest ruler and sharpened an old spokeshave.

  39. Nameplate installed

    I cut the mortise for the nameplate and glued it in place.

  40. 2 coats of finish

    trial and error finish. emphasis on error

  41. Name plate and cherry stain.

    I finish up the name plate and lay on some stain. I'm getting so close.

  42. Un-carving mistakes

    I carved the wrong date into the 6 foot ruler. This is my clever fix.

  43. 6 foot ruler looks done

    The 6 foot ruler looks like it could be finished. It's carved and painted and planed.

  44. A functional 6 foot ruler

    I carve the numbers 4, 5, and 6 at a blistering pace of 34 minutes each, on average.

  45. Easing back into the shop

    What I've been doing other than woodworking, and basically regrinding my chip carving knife.

  46. Carving the number 2 for fun and profit

    I carve the number 2, exclusively with a chip carving knife. I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

  47. Carving hash marks

    starting another 6 foot ruler

  48. Poor design is the worst

    I fit the dovetails. Big deal. I'm moving on. #handtoolwoodworkingshopnotes

  49. Napkin holder dovetails

    chopping out and pairing the pins

  50. Revenge of the napkin holder

    I switched to weird dovetails to try to salvage the napkin holder.

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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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