I'm pretty excited about this project since I use a chef's knife every day for work. I've always heard the ones made back in the day are so much better. Much like woodworking tools, I imagine. While visiting a friend, his mother had a couple chef knives in a drawer...
It can be difficult to pair down rebates with a chisel. So for fun I wanted to try making an adjustable rebate plane with some scrap wood. For the iron (blade) I wanted it to accept a 1" chisel. It worked surprisingly well. [gallery link="file"...
This is the chest I built to house all my hand tools. It was designed by Michael Pekovich over at Fine Woodworking. I decided to get plans for my tool chest because I had never made anything like this before. This way I wouldn't run into any road blocks due to a...
I didn't know this is actually a popular challenge. This came about for me because I am learning how to use traditional hand tool methods and want to pratice my joinery. Looking around at what materials I have available my wife said "hey, there is a 2x4. What can you...
The Collection: This complete workshop set includes the Wa-Handle Guide and the Custom Saya Guide.
The Blueprints: Follow step-by-step technical drawings for the handle and wooden knife sheath.
The Workflow: Master the hand-tool methods for a custom wa-handle and saya using my workshop standards.