I've got a bench I built last summer I can post some pics of for now. Nothing of the work, just the finished project.
I'm going to do a table soon and will do some process pics.
I am fascinated by old school joinery. The bench I built has not screw or glue. It is all wood.
That's what I like best in cabinetry. I trained with an old-school master, but not for very long. It was very early in my career, so I only learned the basics, and the love for the craft.
I made a wood toolbox when I was with him that used no metal fasteners, or metal of any kind. I've used and abused that box for many years, and it's still going today.
Dovetails > Screws.
Professionally I went in a different direction, but I kept it up, off and on, as hobby and occasional side-work. Custom humidors sell for insane amounts.
I haven't had access to a work area in a while, and probably won't again until I retire. :( I have an extra bedroom jammed full of tools that I can't use but refuse to part with.
I'm all about function and simple tools.
You've got to work with what you've got. I've done well at times in small places with nothing but hand tools. Tools are important, but the most important tool is you.
> I am fascinated by old school joinery. The bench I built has not screw or glue. It is all wood.
That's what I like best in cabinetry. I trained with an old-school master, but not for very long. It was very early in my career, so I only learned the basics, and the love for the craft.
I made a wood toolbox when I was with him that used no metal fasteners, or metal of any kind. I've used and abused that box for many years, and it's still going today.
Dovetails > Screws.
Professionally I went in a different direction, but I kept it up, off and on, as hobby and occasional side-work. Custom humidors sell for insane amounts.
I haven't had access to a work area in a while, and probably won't again until I retire. :( I have an extra bedroom jammed full of tools that I can't use but refuse to part with.
> I'm all about function and simple tools.
You've got to work with what you've got. I've done well at times in small places with nothing but hand tools. Tools are important, but the most important tool is you.
Would love to seem some pics of that box. That is something I really need to do. Was thinking of doing it a while back, and never could settle on a design. Kinda like those 'Japanese' boxes with the wedge lock tops.
Would love to seem some pics of that box. That is something I really need to do. Was thinking of doing it a while back, and never could settle on a design. Kinda like those 'Japanese' boxes with the wedge lock tops.
Heres a few I just took
It was the first thing I made when I went to work for a cabinet maker. Other than the exterior handles and clasps it is all wood and glue. The exterior is ply, the tray sides, handle, are oak, and the lid insert is pine. The Oak came from fireplace logs. The corner wedges do not hold the corners together, they are just posts to hold up the tray.
Everything was done by hand. No power tools.
That box was loaded full of tools and spent about 20 years bouncing across this country from one construction site to another. It has been splashed by both Oceans and kicked by Quebecois and Albertan Rednecks.
She's a little dirty (the way I like em), but has never needed repairs despite being handled rough.
Hmm. I'm beginning to think I may be a little too attached to my box.
[Heres a few I just took](https://imgur.com/a/1dMluxs)
It was the first thing I made when I went to work for a cabinet maker. Other than the exterior handles and clasps it is all wood and glue. The exterior is ply, the tray sides, handle, are oak, and the lid insert is pine. The Oak came from fireplace logs. The corner wedges do not hold the corners together, they are just posts to hold up the tray.
Everything was done by hand. No power tools.
That box was loaded full of tools and spent about 20 years bouncing across this country from one construction site to another. It has been splashed by both Oceans and kicked by Quebecois and Albertan Rednecks.
She's a little dirty (the way I like em), but has never needed repairs despite being handled rough.
Hmm. I'm beginning to think I may be a little too attached to my box.
I'm all about function and simple tools. I've not done a whole lot. What I have done is mostly with off the shelf dimensional lumber.
I have a small shed, well roof to work under. It has odd bits of plywood, fabric and tarps for 'walls'. Maybe 6x12.
My tool collection is equally pathetic, but I have enough to do some simple things.
I am fascinated by old school joinery. The bench I built has not screw or glue. It is all wood.