The Renaissance Woodworker Shannon Rogers
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I'm a woodworker who uses only hand tools to build furniture and other projects. Come along and watch me embrace my woodworking A-D-D and build without harming any electrons.
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Episode 203 Panel Clamps
This time I make some panel clamps to make glue up easier. I use the hardware from Lee Valley to make one them devise my own homemade hardware and built 2 more.
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RWW 202 Artisanal Flyswatter
Yep you read it right. I needed a flyswatter at the lumber yard so I went the typical woodworker route and split out some Hickory then shaved it for the perfect thing and flexible handle then cross laminated Maple, Oak, and Walnut veneers then finally created a fretwork rose pattern on the face. Y'know like you do.
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Shop Update 9/2/16
Shannon is back now that his site update and product launch at the Hand Tool School are behind him. He is working on a Sapele inlaid plaque, a newly restored Jack rabbet plane, and preparing his classes for Woodworking in America.
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RWW 201 Barron Dovetail Guides
If you have followed any of my blogs or podcasts for long you will know of my aversion to jigs and guides of any sort. But I wanted to be fair in my assessment and make sure that I put in some time with these dovetail guides by David Barron before jumping to a conclusion. I hope you will gain some insight from this review and find it to be a fair and balanced review.
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RWW 200 The Campaign Stool
This little stool is taken from the pages of Christopher Schwarz' book "Campaign Furniture". It is make from riven Teak with a Shellac and Beeswax finish. The hardware is from Lee Valley and the gorgeous leather seat is from TX Heritage Woodworks.
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RWW 199 Pencil Boxes
These simple to make pencil boxes are great to use up some scrap wood and use simple half lap joinery and a sliding lid. I add a few other things to spice them up but mostly they should be simple and unadorned to match the aesthetic.
Customer Reviews
The Obi Wan Kenobi of Hand tools
If you have interest in improving the standing of your man card membership then you've probably looked into learning how to use woodworking hand tools. This is the Jedi master you've been looking for, a 3 star general of the hand tool regiment.
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Where did you go. Wood talk doesn’t keep you so busy as to not make new episodes!
This is a great podcast
I have been watching Shannon as he evolved from his power tool shop into his mostly unplugged shop and admire the effort and dedication this requires. His successes have inspired myself and I am sure others to reconsider the reasons they started woodworking. I started woodworking in an 8th grade shop class and had to create a project completely using hand tools. It was a lot of work but I didn't care as I enjoyed the process and challenge. I have begun to think I need to go back to that enthusiasm I had back then when shaving the wood with a plane that I am sure had not been sharpened since the day it came out of the box brand new. That project still sits on a shelf and I still look at it with pride. Thanks for your help in bringing back some passion that I have lost over the years.