I’ve been sorting through some photos lately…so this post has no focus, other than some odds and ends. Once the shop got cleaned a bit, I took a few photos. Here’s a joined stool an… more →
Peter Follansbee, joiner's notesD.B. Laney wrote 1 week ago: Wow, nearly two months since my last post. Well, hey, I’ve been doing other things. But I … more →
pfollansbee wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been sorting through some photos lately…so this post has no focus, other than some … more →
pfollansbee wrote 6 months ago: box stool, oak Finally getting around to photographing some stuff I’m finishing up. First is … more →
pfollansbee wrote 6 months ago: In joined stools, it’s pretty common for there to be a slight gap between the upper rails … more →
pfollansbee wrote 8 months ago: I have a number of projects underway, as usual. I have just test-fitted these two joined stools, … more →
pfollansbee wrote 9 months ago: half-view of turned stile I have been busy with one thing or another lately, and have not had a chan … more →
pfollansbee wrote 9 months ago: driving the pins The post about making the pins for drawbored mortise & tenon joints brought a c … more →
pfollansbee wrote 9 months ago: marking the centers The next step in the joined stools I am making is turning the stiles’ deco … more →
pfollansbee wrote 10 months ago: Picking up where I left off the other day, I will detail some of what I do to plane the 2″x2 … more →
pfollansbee wrote 10 months ago: splitting stiles I split some stock today to make the stiles for some joined stools I am building la … more →
pfollansbee wrote 10 months ago: sawing tenon shoulder Yesterday I was cutting some tenons for a joined stool I have started…an … more →
pfollansbee wrote 10 months ago: joined stool assembly I worked today on the assembly of a joined stool that was part of my present … more →
pfollansbee wrote 11 months ago: The other day I was working at some parts for some joined stools; and was able to get a few photos o … more →
pfollansbee wrote 11 months ago: Stent panel Much of the material I have been posting on the blog in the past month or two is related … more →
pfollansbee wrote 11 months ago: another form of scratch stock I made this scratch stock like a marking gauge, and I use it when I … more →
pfollansbee wrote 1 year ago: mortise gauge layout Typically, seventeenth-century New England joinery uses mortises about 5/16 … more →
pfollansbee wrote 1 year ago: new carving detail Mostly I have been just splitting and planing red oak stock lately; but I did get … more →
pfollansbee wrote 1 year ago: joined stool turning Fall is a pretty busy time at the museum where I work, so although I have been … more →