Toolemera Blog

Old English Iron

Stop. Go directly to

The English Woodworker

and read this post on the uncovering of a intact English shop of belt driven machinery, all waiting to be brought back to life.

I won't write more as I tore a fingernail while packing stuff for the LFOD auction in Nashua, NH and it's really a pain (pun) to type with four fingers on my left hand.

Till next, Gary

The Clearance Angle

That's what the blog is called:

The Clearance Angle, or, L'angolo di spoglia inferiore

I insist that you leave immediately and visit this blog. How often will you find a bilingual Italian/English blog featuring woodworking, photography, humour and the other good things of life?

Go, now.

Things with edges that carve

I would like to divert your attention to the Full Chisel blog and the recent post on Carving Chisels and Gouges. Not being a carver and thus, being severely non-cognizant of the nomenclature of carving appurtenances, I found Stephen Shepherd's discussion of the nature of carving chisels and gouges to be most enlightening and worthy of reference to one and all as a reliable resource for those who might, someday or even those who presently partake of chiseling or gouging wood in an attempt to carve a likeness of some natural or unnatural form.

Till next, Gary

Hewing Must See These Films

Way down south, or is it East or maybe West? This can get real confusing trying to describe these videos so just never mind and go watch all three at Robin Wood:

A gem of an old wood craft film (actually three films)

Till next, Gary

Making A Farm Sled

Stop the presses! Put down your desk work! Sit back and enjoy a tremendously engaging, educational, enlightning and engrossing film about Ben's Mill, a working water powered mill in Vermont.

Ben's Mill: Making A Sled

When you finish the film, head over to the website to learn more about the Mill and what you can do to support it's operations.

Ben's Mill Website

till next, Gary