Jul 14, 2021 | Olde Tools
The time required to do something right… This morning I picked up the checkerboard mitre-jack that sits in the foreground on the bench. It was made and used by a Toronto cabinet maker Peter Kaps. He was commissioned by the Eaton family to build a desk as a gift...
Sep 17, 2020 | Olde Tools
When it comes to being mildly abrasive… I’m as good as the next guy… I’ve just finished working on this century-old Shurly Dietrich loggers saw. According to the etch, it is a “No 66, Improved Racer”. Damn, if only it had been a plain old “Racer” –...
