Timber 1750

During a recent trip to Oregon Ridge nature center I was able to snap some pics of this display showing how they harvested trees in 1750.  The sun was coming through the trees so the lighting is a little weird, but if you click each photo for the larger version you can clearly see everything.

Woodsman's Tools 1850

This display from Oregon Ridge nature center shows how woodsman harvested trees there circa 1850.  Some nice tools on display.  There is some really good info here about processing logs to lumber.

Water 1850

This display from Oregon Ridge nature center shows how people got water in 1850.  Not really woodworking related I guess but historically interesting.  

My LV Free Shipping Order Arrived!

I took advantage of the Lee Valley free shipping offer last week and picked some hinges I needed for a project I am working on.  I needed to get the order total over the free shipping threshold so I added a marking gauge to my order too.

Watch dried glue around your tools!

Be careful with your tools even if you are just doing something pretty simple and routine.  I was cleanup up some uneven surface and glue squeeze out with my block plane and I noticed the blade was leaving marks like it was chipped.  So I turned the plane over to look at the blade, which was chipped, but what really caught my eye was the formerly smooth sole of my LN 60 1/2 block plane.

Apparently, the edge of the surface I was leveling had some glue squeeze out up to the edge that had dried hard and pointy, though I have never heard or seen this before.  The hard glue then proceeded to scratch up the sole of my block plane and chip the blade...Wow!  I know it is hard to tell in the photos but some of those are a little deeper than it seems like glue should be able to do.

I don't think any of that will affect how the plane performs.  If it does I suppose I'll be lapping the sole at least a little.  And I know next time I'm cleaning up dried glue on uneven surfaces I'll be a lot more careful.

It's still a good looking plane from the top side though ;)

My shop is finally back!

After two long years of no woodworking I finally have setup my shop again and I am starting to get back to woodworking.  Which also means I can get back to blogging about woodworking!  I moved and during the transition and first 2 years at the new house I just didn't have the time or space to unpack my woodworking tools or build anything.  So I have organized my garage, setup my shop, and kept space to park two cars (well at least when I'm not woodworking).  So stay tuned for more posts, and some actual woodworking.

And here is a photo just prove some woodworking is actually happening!