Handplaning Mystery Exotic Wood – What is it???
Joshua Farnsworth2019-11-11T16:56:01-05:00By Joshua Farnsworth Earlier this year my friend gave me a truck load of incredible 8/4 exotic lumber. Great friend, right? He
Portable Moravian Workbenches Now For Sale!
Joshua Farnsworth2020-03-02T10:12:01-05:00By Joshua Farnsworth I’m excited to announce that I’ll now be making and selling Portable Moravian Workbenches, like those used here at my school, and that
Tongue & Groove Two Ways: Handplane vs Router
Joshua Farnsworth2019-10-29T17:39:33-04:00By Joshua Farnsworth In this video & article I'll be showing how to cut the infamous Tongue & Groove joint with both hand tools and power
5 Easy Steps to Sharpen a Card Scraper for Woodworking
Joshua Farnsworth2020-03-02T10:11:54-05:00By Joshua Farnsworth Have you struggled to sharpen a card scraper? If so, don't feel embarrassed! Years ago when I first started using a card scraper,
$1 Cinder Block vs $200 Diamond Lapping Plate for flattening Sharpening Stones
Joshua Farnsworth2020-03-02T10:12:56-05:00By Joshua Farnsworth Does it work to flatten a waterstone on a cheap cinder block? Or do you need a more expensive lapping plate? In the
Laying Out Perfect Dovetails with a Few Affordable Tools
Joshua Farnsworth2020-09-11T15:23:10-04:00By Joshua Farnsworth In this video I share a historical method for laying out uniform tails on a dovetail joint. Rather than buying a dovetail marker
How to Make Sliding Dovetails with Will Myers
Joshua Farnsworth2020-07-24T11:21:41-04:00In these two videos, hand tool woodworker and Shaker furniture expert Will Myers shows his simplified method for cutting the mysterious sliding dovetail joint. And
Pump that Preserves Wood Finish & Saves Money
Joshua Farnsworth2020-07-24T11:21:41-04:00Have you ever opened a jar of wood finish that you mixed months ago, only to find that it looks like this? A semi-solid gelatinous
How to use a Froe to Split Green Wood w/ Elia Bizzari
Joshua Farnsworth2020-07-24T11:23:48-04:00In this video Elia Bizzari shows how to use a traditional froe to split green wood. In his example, he splits a long piece of
Rehabbing Antique Mortise Gauges & Marking Gauges
Joshua Farnsworth2020-07-24T11:22:19-04:00By Joshua Farnsworth In the above video I talk about the differences between mortise gauges and marking gauges for woodworking, and some common problems that
