Frontier Carpenter

I've wanted to make a better toolbox to store my eighteenth century tools in, but I couldn't decide on the design until the othe...

I’m on my way to visit my son stationed in Utah for Thanksgiving. Last year when I was there we went to the Golden Spike National Monument...

Happy days! I finally got my forge shed up and running. I’d been using a small rivet forge in the past and it was a real pain. It was toug...

It just occurred to me today that I’ve reached a tipping point with concerns to power and hand tools. This afternoon I was replacing som...

I’ve been planning on making a treadle lathe for awhile now. The design I settled on will have the drive wheel off to the side to accommod...

I’m somewhat of a complicated guy, one part of me is interested in the Stone Age world the other the eighteenth century. I can make and ...

With the wooden thumbscrew finished I turned my attention to constructing a much needed adjustable mortise gauge. The style I decided on h...