The handle attaches to the cross brace with a mortice and tenon. The tenon is purposely cut a little loose and the shoulder is curved to allow the handle to pivot slightly as the blade is tensioned. I

I finished both handles. They are not exactly symmetrical, but hey, close enough for hand made. One still has a bit of bark on the back. I think I will keep it. I will try to reinforce the cracks later.

If you read my last post you might have noticed I was using a japanese rip saw to mill up some sycamore. You can see that post here: It did the job but it is not really the right tool. I am going to use

I have had these punky old sycamore slabs for a few years so I decided I would put one of them to use for a frame saw I want to make. I am using a ryoba for now. It has some pretty nice grain sawn on the

Hi, @skycranehandwork here, Taking a break from water sampling to bring you an update on the latest stuff happening over on the Woodworking on Steem Discord Server. New Channels I have added a new channel

A common tree in the southwest, very popular in landscaping, but people often water them too frequently, so their roots grow shallow, which means they blow over easily. Then they get chopped up and left

Big thanks to @mrkstn1 for a handmade guitar slide fron bone and ironwood. I don't play guitar, but it makes a great keepsake. Maybe now I will try to learn. Check out @mrkstn1 's blog for great cigar

The tilt top needs a latch. So what do you do with a cracked up old scrap of desert ironwood? It was originally meant to be a part of a handmade marking gauge, but it broke when I went to punch out the

Now that the Pie Crust Tea Table is done, it is time to get to work on some bookshelves I promised to make. I picked up this 8/4 stick of walnut at the nearby lumber yard to use to make the frame. I could

So I just draped a white sheet over my work bench and took a bunch of overexposed pics of the table. Came out OK. If you love it, set it free,

Pie Crust Tea Table, Attaching the Top

Before finishing, I needed to make a few repairs. The scraping action of the beading plane is a bit rough on cross grain, so I smoothed it with some wood filler. I want it to look old timey, so I did applied

Watch how I mount the table top to the base.

Pie Crust Tea Table, Glueing Up the Legs

Now I need to cut a matching groove in the base of the spindle for the dovetail on each leg. (Sorry, these gifs may take some time to load, but it is worth it.) I marked out an area on the spindle to flatten

I am ready to attach the legs to the spindle using a sliding dovetail. First I marked out my saw cuts. Then used a chisel to deepen the knife wall. By sawing just to one side of the wall I get a clean

Just follow the link to the Woodworking on Steem discord server: We are brand new so you will be among the first! Let’s make it great. Read the awesome post by @jist to see what we are about: community,

I started with a piece of scrap poplar left over from my vise jaws to practice, since I would only have one chance to get it right in walnut. Then used that as a template for the real one. I am still learning

The legs needed some detail, so I put my beading plane to use. According to the instructions, you are not supposed to use this crossgrain. I did get a bit of tearout, but nothing I cannot repair. The tool

Finally getting around to putting legs on my tea table. Based on my drawings I cut the legs to a rough shape with a jigsaw from 5/4 walnut. I glued them temporarily together for a preview. Then rounded