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This is my second wooden plane, following Mr Finck's advice quite closely. The oak I got for it wasn't quite thick enough for a one-piece, so I made a virtue out of necessity and made the cheeks out of walnut, with the crosspin and wedge to match. The blade is a 1 1/2″ honey from Ron Hock. This is lovely to use.
I recently turned 50, and my sister gave me a “ Forge a Viking knife”
Don’t tell anyone I said this, but there’s more to life than swords. Pens are
My friend Eleonora Rebecchi has designed several covers for my short ebooks, including the entire
I came across the idea of a book nook quite recently; one just popped up
I’m in that funny limbo state between a book being finished and being published. My
There is magic in sharp steel. The feel of a perfectly honed edge slicing through
I’m not known as a tournament fencer these days. Indeed it’s been well over 20
My friend and colleague Malcolm Fare, proprietor of the National Fencing Museum, would like to
I stopped drinking alcohol on August 19th, aiming for 100 days. In the end, I
I’ll be turning 52 on Sunday, and we’re celebrating in the usual way with a
I spent the first week of October on a data detox. No emails, no whatsapp,
Would you like a complete interpretation and training method for Vadi’s Art of Arms, as