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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Nuts at the Puff Ho
Lie Nielsen Tool event
On Saturday morning I was able to see, handle, and use some of the finest hand tools for woodworking that have ever been made. Continue reading
Happy Pi Day and Happy Einstein’s Birthday!
Linux e-mail note
I am somewhat old-school in a lot of ways, and still use a character-based e-mail client, Alpine. I have been reconfiguring my home network, and moved my e-mail files and client from one Linux computer (Down, running Ubuntu) to another (Antrim, running Debian). Continue reading
Sawbenches again
I have mentioned sawbenches before. Continue reading
A printer from 1986
Oh Crap! I Guess the Epoxy Was Too Hard
Fortunately, this was not my plane.
From Woodworking Magazine, following up on Won’t That Oxygen Ruin Your Plane Blade? which I linked to here.
Sunday Jeremiad: Petty Prophets of the Blue Beast
Won’t That Oxygen Ruin Your Plane Blade?
The way I see it, unless the material I’m working is going to split my tool in half, I’ll plane it. Laminated veneer lumber? Plywood? MDF? OSB? Epoxy? Plastic resin glue? Yup, I’ve planed them all. Here’s why: It’s easier to sharpen a handplane blade than it is to sharpen the blades in my electric jointer or planer. So I think a handplane is a great tool for dealing with engineered material. This is wacky chat, I know.
From Woodworking Magazine
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 