Arnie’s Awl

This is a piece I made for my friend Arnold on my Rikon lathe. I thought he needed an awl so I made him a fancy one. Probably too fancy which means he probably won’t use it for it’s intended purpose. It is totally up to him whether he wants to: Use as a marking [...]

Mortise Jig – Modified Tage Frid

I needed a new mortising jig because the first one I made didn’t work as well as I wanted. So I searched my Fine Woodworking magazine digital library and found what I wanted. Issue #30, Sep/Oct 1981. Title: Routing Mortises Author:  Tage Frid. Using the mortise jig The jig is used for routing mortises of [...]