Monthly Archives: April 2015

Loyalty , Ethics and Reason

Posted on April 19, 2015 by michaellangford2012

He settled on the inner ash wood sill, leaning against the doorjamb–cypress timber the skilled carpenter planed years ago and set up with a plumb line. Contrary to the attribution in the drawing, that quote is actually from the Odyssey. … Continue reading →

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Planing with oil

Posted on April 19, 2015 by michaellangford2012

I may have missed something.  Most of the 80’s, for instance, and I still don’t own a smartphone.  If we were going to draw a line at owning something smarter than ourselves, where would that line be?  Not far out … Continue reading →

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Wooden Spoons

Posted on April 19, 2015 by michaellangford2012

I used to carve spoons and give them away.  It took so much time, I would have been at a loss trying to either get a decent wage or to sell them at any reasonable market value.  Besides, it seemed like … Continue reading →

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Lie-Nielsen #102

Posted on April 17, 2015 by michaellangford2012

This exchange began on Monday, and I have been back and forth for a week with Lie-Nielsen’s very patient customer service rep.  For some reason that nobody seems to be able to explain, the blade dimension of the #102 block … Continue reading →

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RIP Swarf

Posted on April 14, 2015 by michaellangford2012

Officials at Colonial Williamsburg today declined to confirm the provenance of a trove of 18th century carpenter’s drawings tentatively attributed to the legendary woodworker Christop herr (Chip) Swarf, recently discovered in a local tavern. Venerated antiquarian Rawry Bumberbill, author of … Continue reading →

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Ockham’s Eraser

Posted on April 10, 2015 by michaellangford2012

“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”   Albert Einstein Last week, I opened an e-mail from our public library, … Continue reading →

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Shopwork

Posted on April 7, 2015 by michaellangford2012

The boring machine from the tool show in February, repaired, scraped, re-assembled.  The rack and latch still need some adjustment, that round hole in the cap is about 3/32″ off.  Otherwise, after cleaning up the usual dings and grunge, a … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on April 4, 2015 by michaellangford2012

Finally: It was stated at the outset, that this system would not be here, and at once, perfected. You cannot but plainly see that I have kept my word. But I now leave my cetological System standing thus unfinished, even … Continue reading →

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