Tag: Hand Tools

  • Part 2 Of The Narex Chisel Test Is Coming… Really

    I wanted to post this quick note because I had really wanted to post the second part of the Narex chisel test by now. I received my waterstone, and when I double checked them for flat, I noticed that there was a slight hump in the middle. I have on my list a DMT diamond…

  • Narex Chisel Set Unboxing & Test Drive – Part 1

    I recently received the seven piece set of Narex chisels on sale currently at Lee Valley. Over on thewoodwhisperer.com site, Marc recently did a video of his sharpening system. I commented on the post saying it was timely since I was expecting my shipment of these chisels. He replied back that lots of folks were…

  • My First Lie-Nielsen and French Cleat Tool Storage System

    I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and that the New Year is treating you well. I haven’t posted much since the Holiday season kept me pretty busy, but I actually did have some things I did in December and beginning of January that I think are worth posting. I went to a Lie-Nielsen…

  • WGBH and Thomas MacDonald

    In my last post I talked about the Major League Woodworking tools that I acquired last fall. Well, since then, Tommy has been rebranding both his site and tool line due to an agreement made between himself and WGBH in Boston for a woodworking show! I posted a video from the Folding Rule podcast that…

  • Grand Slam! Major League Woodworking Tools

    I know, I know… I’ve been terrible of late in posting things… both here and my other blog. The Holidays and working some OT last month threw me off the schedule a bit. Last November, I took a visit to my local woodworking supply store, Beaver Woodworking (EDIT: sadly Beaver closed about two years after…

  • Lie-Nielsen Tool Event – Mystic, CT

    I had some time off I needed to burn before the end of the year, and was able to take one day to take the hour and a half drive and head down to Mystic, CT October 30 to attend the Lie-Nielsen Tool Event. My goal, being new to woodworking, was to get as much…