Cobbler Mountain Woodshop

One man's journey as a maturing woodworker

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Pencil Post Bed

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Recently, I completed this king-sized pencil post bed.  The wood is tiger maple.  The finish is Charles Neil's New England Maple, which ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Greene & Greene-Inspired Pantry Shelf

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Recently, I completed--with the assistance of my friend Jeff Fleisher --a pantry shelf of my own design inspired by the Greene & Greene ...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Shenandoah Awls

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Previously I've written about the business I operate with Jeff Fleisher , called Shenandoah Tool Works , and the woodworker's mallet...
Monday, August 22, 2016

My Planes are Finished; Well, Almost!

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Today was the sixth and final day of the wooden bodied planemaking class with Scott Meek .  The class, held in Scott's basement workshop...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

My Planes are Taking Shape!

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On the fourth day of the Scott Meek class on making wooden planes, we shaped the wedges that will hold our blades in place and then began t...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Starting to Look Like Planes

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In yesterday's class, we made the cross pins, against which the wedges will secure the blade in place, and cut the cheeks off the sides ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Day 2--Scott Meek Plane Class

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We made great progress in constructing our planes today. Those blanks, like the Osage orange shown, that were glued with epoxy, came out of ...
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A retired civil servant, I now live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains where I write, photograph and build furniture in my woodshop.
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