The Broken Tradition

Hi; I know that I do not have many readers 😉 but that’s OK. Sorry I haven’t made up a post recently. I’d like to say I’ve been busy, but I haven’t been. I was going to do this once a week as leverage to make myself make things, hasn’t happened yet 😉 sorry. There…

well if that don’t beat all… I was trying to tell someone about what a Windsor Chair was, because I’m always telling people that I make Windsor Chairs. Only to find that I don’t actually have any pictures of the chairs that I have made! Well let me correct this little omission! here is a…

Well I finally finished it. new spindle and whorl, drive pulley, distaff and extra bobbins. I should get some cotton or wool fiber to test it with…. be well

Just an update: this is what I ended up with doing for my shaving horse re-build, there is hardly anything left of the original. you can see all that I re-used is the head and lever. it’s also a little bit longer than the old one… we’ll see if that’s useful or if it’ll need…

Went up to Cortland, NY to remove bees from my mother’s house. Set up post jacks, where it looked like the bees would be….. immediately had to go around the corner with a ladder. remove the soffit from the overhang. Someone was living here before… a wad of wasp nest and fiberglass insulation. 3 hours…

I made the points and my first try at a hook tool today (6/23/16). There is something very satisfying about hitting hot metal and having it go where you want it to…   be well K

I’m working on finishing up a spinning wheel repair… and the drive belt broke on my metal lathe. So instead I did some work on the spring pole lathe I’m making. be well, count your fingers; K

Hi all; So if you read my post on “how to make a” It occurred to me just after writing it that there may be someone at some time who thinks “yeah, OK, but what’s it good for?” or “How do I use it?” well, “What’s it good for” is making moldings without using a…

well! I put this out in the wrong order, sorry… And I’m moving right along! made a long “V” block to drill the holes. made holes 7/32″, made the swivel thing out of 3/16″ rod. one part bent 120 degrees, the other with a 1/4″ dia eye. it’s getting more and more like a stool.…