restoration – The Idle Hands Workshop

Preservation versus Restoration… which is which?

Simply put, the difference between preservation and restoration is whether or not you are removing material. That might seem like a “catch

Join my wife Kristy and myself in the shop as we restore a desk for her that we found alongside the road

I’m noticing a trend as of late, when these Eclipse planes arrive… it’s always nasty outside and rainy. But it’s here, arrived

It arrived today in a large box and inside, wrapped up in enough bubble wrap to protect an elephant from a tactical

So she arrived in the mail today and immediately I knew something was off about her. Turns out she’s a Frankenplane but

So a week or two ago I picked up a half dozen or more hand planes of various sizes and brands for

With the completion of the Defiance 1205 under my belt I made a choice to take on trying to get a complete

So the past week has been rough in regards to getting time off from work, having energy to do much of anything,

So with the Stanley 220 Block Plane 90% complete I started working on the Defiance 1205 and got the lever cap all

Some days when I get home from work I just don’t have the time nor the energy to really go out into

So the last day of my vacation turned out to be sort of a late Christmas for me with a bit of