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Stacked and stickered. Roughly 250 board feet of 4/4 white oak, mostly 10' long boards. It's going to sit here, in the middle of the shop, for a few weeks, acclimating to the space, before being turned into bookshelves, and a media unit. I'm excited that my next projects do not involve paint. #whiteoak #raughsawnlumber #projectmaterials #almostastallasmybench #someassemblyrequired

Just a pair of cutting gauges nestled up together on Valentine's Day. • #cheesyaf • In a less cheesy moment, turn your attention to the wonderful purpleheart pen and pencil set made by Dan's (@redrosereproductions) daughter, Marilyn. They actually spend most of their time in my apron, when not in hand. #cuttinggauge #markinggauge #handtoolthursday #handtoolcabinet #handtoolholders #toolcabinet #toolholder #custompencil #custompen

Too late for #markupmonday and way too early for #flatlayfriday. All of my most used marking tools now have a home in my handtool cabinet. It's already proven to have had a positive impact on my productivity. And now that everything has a home, it should help with the cleanliness and organization of my workbench. Thanks to Jay @jjjjayhawk for the long distance help with the layout and holder suggestions, as well as for some of the beautiful tools here. Thanks to Roy @bluecheak for the detailed pictures of some of his tool holders. #handtools #handtoolholders #handtoolcabinet #markingtools

When my bandsaw is tuned, it is a joy to use. Spent yesterday afternoon slicing air dried walnut into veneer. Averaging 10" wide, with lengths varying between 30" and 70". My method is to joint the face and edge of the board, then take a slice, then joint the face to remove bandsaw marks, take a slice, and repeat. I was able to get thirteen strong 1/8" thick slices from a 12/4 board. The veneer then goes through the drum sander for final thickenessing. The rule is a NOS Lufkin gifted to me by @jjjjayhawk for some strange reason. #walnut #walnutveneer #lufkin #bandsaw #bandsawveneer

Gonna flash way back on this Friday. I made this guitar when I was 18. Solid maple, 25-1/2" scale, bolt on neck, and rosewood fingerboard. The pickup rings are anodized aluminium, made by a millwright at my dad's work. The design is influenced by the Gibson M3 and PRS guitars. Between the ages of 16 and 22 I built around a dozen electric guitars and basses. I am so very thankful for my most amazing wood shop teacher. #guitar #handmadeguitar #notaluthier #iwouldliketomakeanother

Am I allowed to make one of these? A few years ago I made a barn door from a pair of live edge air dried cherry slabs, with a piece of air dried walnut joining them. My electrician friend liked them so much that he has been asking for a mini version as a piece of wall art. Well, I finally made it for him. And from wood from the same trees (when I can, I buy full logs and have them milled). Nice to have this little project ticked off the list. #liveedgeart #cherry #walnut #notarivertable #gkeabod

Another view of the cabinets and mantle. One which reminded me that I need to wipe off the pencil scribe line on the lower far cabinet. 🤦‍♂️ Good thing I'm headed back in a few days for another small job they asked me to do. The top cabinets are screwed from underneath into the walnut counters. The counters are then screwed to the lower cabinets. Then everything was slid into place, and the adjustable cabinet feet were cranked up to press everything tight against the ceiling, then screws went through the cabinet backs into wall studs. #customfurniture #customfurnituretoronto #customcabinets #customcabinetry #customcabinetstoronto #walnut #fireplacecabinets #mantle #liveedgemantle

Wrapped up these custom built-in cabinets today. It was an interesting space, having the shallow bump out in the middle. The lower cabinets are 14" deep, and the uppers are 10". Made from Baltic birch plywood, hard maple, and walnut. The mantle is a piece of pine which the clients had, and the live edge was given a burnt finish. The underside of the mantle has four slots which S hooks can fit into, allowing for the careful hanging of stockings at Christmas. The cabinet doors and panels match those in their kitchen, as do the custom made walnut pulls. As part of the work, the wall was skim coated. The baseboard was both lowered and scribed to the floor, and the fireplace leveled. Swipe across to see the before picture. #customfurniture #customfurnituretoronto #customcabinet #customcabinetry #customcabinetrytoronto #walnut #fireplacecabinets #mantle

I've been waiting patiently for @jjjjayhawk to finish collecting all the tools on the list I gave him. The parcel arrived the day we received a huge snowstorm (18" to 24" deep drifts). I was doing my second stint of shoveling (3.5 hours total that day) when our most amazing postal worker (seriously, he is one of the kindest, friendliest and most thoughtful people I have met) handed me the box. He immediately took a phone call from base telling him to head home because the weather was so bad. In the box were a couple of surprises, things which Jay and I had discussed, and his resourceful self found and stuck in as gifts. We have a Veritas cutting gauge (I now have two, and could actually use a third); an unmarked socket chisel (to be used as a beater, but if I make a handle, you know it won't be); a beautiful set of small brass dividers; a Disston 10B coping saw (to replace the crappy one I've had since high school); a Record 078 rabbet plane (to replace the Stanley n°78 I complained about a few months ago) which needs some screws; a Stanley n°64 round bottom spokeshave; a Warrington 3-1/2 ounce crosspeen hammer; a rosewood and brass t-bevel (finally get to replace the crappy plastic ones!); an NOS Lufkin 6" rule; a NOS Lufkin n°014 calliper; a Stanley n°79 side dado plane; a piece of cocobolo; a sleeve for my vacuum hose; and his favorite Stanley n°4 type 13 bench plane. Jay is a fantastic person, and I feel very fortunate to have him as a very good friend. Even if my wallet hates him. A note about the background: this was the top of my dad's old work table. As a teenager, I built a lot of things here, including a dozen guitars. So, I hang on to it for sentimental reasons, but also because I love the texture. #flatlayfriday #followfriday #handtools #newoldtools #timetomakesomemoreholders

Nice bit of hand tool work for #handtoolthursday. These walnut pulls are reproductions of the metal ones (second photo) which the client has in her kitchen. Unfortunately, they are no longer available. Fortunately, I was able to carve a set. These are a last minute addition to the cabinets I've been working on. The third photo shows the tools used to make them. Not shown, the bandsaw which roughed out the blanks. Now, to give them a light touch with some sandpaper, then a couple of coats of Osmo Polyx. #handmadepulls #custompull #walnutpull #detailwork

This is what I have been patiently waiting for: Jay's favorite plane; a Stanley n°4 type 13 with partial decal. I now understand what all the hype about type 13s is about (although, my n°8 is also a type 13). This will be replacing my Frankenfour as my high angle smoother. I already moved the Veritas PM-V11 iron and chipbreaker into it. The mouth had to be opened slightly to accommodate the thicker iron. This plane is staying as is - no paint jobs, no refinishing of knob or tote. Something interesting, this body is 1/8" narrower and 3/8" shorter than my other, newer n°4s. It's all set up, taking gossamer shavings, leaving a glass smooth surface, and the holder in the cabinet has been modified to keep it safe. Oh, and the reason I was waiting patiently is because I had a list of tools for Jay to find, and everything was finally checked off and carefully packed into a box. @jjjjayhawk #stanley4 #stanley4type13 #handplane #stanleyhandplane

Next batch of plane holders are in. It really feels good to have proper homes for my tools. These are based on Matthias Wandel's (@matthiaswandel) design. #handplane #handplaneholder #blockplane #blockplaneholder #handtoolholder #handtoolcabinet

First coat of Osmo Polyx on the block plane holders. And now I am actually considering getting an even smaller block plane (the Veritas pocket plane). Or a Stanley n°2 (I know a guy who knows a guy). I may have a problem. #handplane #handtoolholder #planestorage #planeholder #blockplaneholder #usingupscraps #whilethepaintdries #whilethegluedries #madewithosmo

Playing with curved veneers on some more tool holders, whilst waiting for paint to dry. The other thing I've been doing is waiting for the HVAC technician as the boiler for the shop decided to stop working on a -20°C day. Good thing it is well insulated, and @sustainable.to did a fantastic job with the passive solar heating. The interior temperature has only dropped 1.5°C. #idonotlikewatchingpaintdry #whilethepaintdries #whilethegluedries #handtoolcabinet #toolholder #veneer #curvedveneer

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