An Ebonizing Wood Experiment March 2, 2021There are many ways to ebonize wood, which is the process of turning something like oak into a pitch black stained wood using the tannins and reaction to iron oxide....
Finishing the interior of the cabinet March 1, 2021I've been working and not posting. I am sanding the whole interior and applying finish before I glue this thing together. Having experienced the pain of finishing the liquor cabinet...
I never apologize for the value of my work, and neither should you. January 15, 2020I often discuss with friends and colleagues in the woodworking community how we choose to price our work. It's an interesting debate that never results in an answer. The reality...
My Evolution In Sharpening My Tools: Evolution #7 & 8 - Oil Stones and Freehand January 15, 2020At his point, I want to get closer to what Maguire does. When I look at the Soft Arkansas Stone it is not as expensive as the Black Stone, and...
My Evolution In Sharpening My Tools: Evolution #5 & 6 - Strop and Diamond Paste January 15, 2020Evolution #5: Re-Introducing the strop. I decide it is time for me to stop resisting the strop, and learn to use it right. Sharpening through a completely unnecessary number of...
My Evolution In Sharpening My Tools: Evolution #3 & 4 - Reintroducing An Ohishi Water Stone. January 15, 2020Reintroducing An Ohishi Water Stone. Diamond stones are fine, but I continue to reach for that shiny edge, because after all if the edge is shiny, it lasts much longer...
