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a Roman woodworking vise
I remember reading about this vise in an article from a magazine… it was about the city of Pompeii, down on the shore there was a shed, open on the side facing the sea. Inside the shed was set up to build or repair small boats, and chained to the workbench was a man… on […]
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How to Make Very Nearly Everything: Introduction
I have this book I’m writing. the working title is “how to make very nearly everything”. I’m not a very good writer. I’m rather poor at it actually, but I’ve been working on it for decades, just to get my ideas all put down somewhere. Thus I have decided to use some of it on […]
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Broom Machine B
The original of this is owned by Mark Hernig at Kick and Stitch Brooms. He did the hand sketches that you will see, and provided the critical dimensions for me to make the CAD drawings so that anyone building this will end up with a working machine. There were a couple of sneaky angles that […]
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Do all the things!
(the Title line is borrowed from “Hyperbolae and a Half” online comic) Hi! First post of 2022! First day or 2022! First; I need to clean all of the things! Desk , first floor, stairs. Then finish up some (many) long unfinished projects and get rid of them. (AFTER taking pictures!!, I forget to do […]
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Cross Staff Rope Making Machine
This is a rope making machine of a type that was somewhat common in the 19th Century. The gears can either be 24teeth and 6 pegs or 40 teeth and 10 pegs. Either way you get 1:4 ratio of twists. You can see in this picture the cross arm need not be straight nor do […]
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Tools of the trade 13: and, Making Tools: Marking Gages
Having covered hand planes, you need to know how much material to take off. this is where your Marking Gage comes into play. Also the marking gage is usually one of the first tools someone makes for themselves so… Marking gages are super simple to make, and you will need a couple during your career. […]
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Update on the new Garage/shop
just a quick update: the mountain of dirt is over 3/4 moved the old garage is nearly empty the workspace is looking good be well Karl
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yet another iteration of a Broom making machine
this one is more like a broom making station: as usual if anyone wants details just send me a note kaisaerpren@gmail.com be well Karl
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Leather Stitching Pony
I came across this in an old book about farming… so I thought I’d draw it. if anyone wants more details, you can just drop me a note… be well Karl
The Broken Tradition
my musings on woodworking and other things I do.