Month: December 2018
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Making a Brace
Hi: Since I am involved in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and I teach woodworking classes there, I am constantly trying to make a more “medieval like” kit. I do not think that there is anything “wrong” with using modern hand tools, the wood cuts and behaves the same as it always has, It’s…
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Dangerous Edges
twas a dark and stormy night… Well, not really. But unprotected cutting edges in a tool box can be a bit of a scary story. Way back when I was young and rocks were soft I signed up to take a chair making class at the Windsor Institute. Among the many tools listed as being…