The Village Carpenter

Monday, September 10, 2007. That's the day I sat down to write my first blog post, not knowing if anyone would ever be interested in r...

Registration for Woodworking In America is now open! You'll see some new speakers as well as old favorites at this year's e...

Been a wee bit quiet around the shop lately. We had a health scare three weeks ago and, long story short, I've been busy taking care of ...

A couple folks wanted to see a video of Sven in action. He works pretty well, but after a bit of a break-in period, I think he'll be eve...

Herein lies Sven's last post. Totally fun project. I added a little decoration to the wedge by carving my initials in the top port...

I'm not sure how 18th-century planemakers attached horns to planes, but I decided on a sliding dovetail for strength. Thinking it woul...

Here is how I carved the scrolls on the horned plane (whose name is Sven, by the way). It turned out to be much easier than I expected,...

This is Get Woodworking Week—the thoughtful event initiated by Tom Iovino of Tom's Workbench . Tom has reached out to bloggers, podc...