Wood carving bench

The low Roman workbench is the oldest and simplest form of bench, and it has advantages many woodworkers have overlooked.

I think the humble Bench Hook is a useful item to have in the workshop and also enables you to work on the kitchen table - if you're allowed. Made from any old bit of board (could be chipboard or mdf) with a batten fixed at either end as a stop to hold the work against. The battens are about 1" narrower than the board so that when sawing you don't hit the table or bench. Left handers, leave the gap on the left hand side. I used to screw the battens on until I hit the screw on an old, well…

I've got about 8 shaving horses, which I use for running public workshops. I had previously made a batch of shaving horses from packing crat...

by Todd Walker My uncle Emmett introduced me to woodcarving in grade school. He taught me to carve a “ball in a cage” from a single block of balsa wood in the church basement. Years pas…

My craving to be outdoors only seems to be intensifying over the years, as does my love for carving. It’s a good thing, then, that these two desires are sometimes compatible. On Sunday afte…

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