Hello and welcome back to my blog. In this series I will be preparing a Kanna (Japanese hand plane) for upcoming work. The kanna, by Nakano with a dai cut by Inomoto-san is newly made but not quite ready for use. High quality preparation of this blade, made of Hitachi …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. In the previous post I had detailed the butler’s desk, finishing outside surfaces and chamfering edges. I’m on the home stretch with a few items left to complete. My next task; installing a full …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the work surface had been completed. Now that the Butler’s desk is well on it’s way, it’s time to begin working out the small details which make the user’s experience …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. In the previous post the desk support drawer was created. With the support now in place I can begin building the fold down desk and sliding tray which will make up the work space. I …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off three drawers had been completed for the case. This post will focus on the process of building the desk drawer. The desk drawer is a drawer that runs the width …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the case back had just been installed, completing the casework. With the case complete I can now begin building the components which will install into the case, starting with one …
Hello and welcome to my blog! In this article I will discuss my use of Japanese natural sharpening stones, known as tennen toishi, and how they fit into my workshop. The traditional use of Japanese natural sharpening stones begins with sword polishing, dating back as far or possibly further than the Kamakura …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. In the previous post interior sliding doors, known as hikido, were created and installed. With much of the interior work now complete I can seal up the case. I’ve set aside a panel in …
This post continues a series in which I am building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. In the previous post I had completed installing the web frames, which act as supports for the drawers. With the web frames now completed, I can turn my attention to the ‘desk’ side …
This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off I had prepared everything needed to complete the interior casework. I’m working on a series of assemblies called web frames. These assemblies will support the drawers on the right side of …