I recently built a chest of drawers base on a Shaker example from Hancock Shaker Village. The seven drawers of the chest have overhangs planed into the ends and top edge. The front of the drawer faces also have a simple molded edge. I used a process I call gang planing on the end grain... Continue Reading →

2018 Has been a very busy year, 2019 is shaping up to be even more so! Below is my teaching schedule as it stands now. Some of these are already sold out, if you are interested in a class and it is full be sure to get on the wait list. People's schedules change quite... Continue Reading →

First off, I am not redirecting my efforts to start a baking blog. But this is too good not to share. When I was a young fella my great grandfather and grandmother Temple would have the family over for dinner on a pretty regular basis. These little get togethers were not for any particular reason... Continue Reading →

Roy has Just made the new class schedule live for the 2019 season. You can check it out here! -Will Myers

I visited Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina for the first time in January 2016. I did not have much time and pretty much did the fast walk thru the whole place. The palace and several surrounding building are filled with vintage furniture, well worth visiting if you get the chance. In the kitchen... Continue Reading →

I have recently been working on a candle stand design that involves making a hexagonal post that I wrote about here a couple of days ago. Hexagons show up in furniture occasionally, honeybees are completely enamored with them, pencils, and chair parts sometimes. They can be made with just hand planes alone, no jigs required. Here... Continue Reading →

I definitely have a soft spot for candle stands. They are usually quick to make and don't require a lot of material. Maybe building these smallish tables appeals to my short attention span too.   This example I ran across in the MESDA database but was owned by a private collector. With the help of... Continue Reading →

I hate glue ups, particularly when using PVA type glues. The nagging sense of urgency thru the whole process and trying not to make too big of a mess of the project or yourself just ain't much fun. Anything that makes the process go a little faster or easier is always a good thing Today... Continue Reading →

I ran across a few photos of a simple, light duty saw horse that I had taken in a Virginia antique store a couple years back. A staked horse like this is not a new idea of course; it caught my because of the narrow beam and aligned leg mortises. Why the round side is... Continue Reading →

  Welcome to my new blog! Where this will lead I have no idea but I am going to give it a try. I have posted articles and other goings on at WK Fine Tools and Lost Art Press Blog for the past several years. The WK site has just shut down and I would... Continue Reading →