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Unlike a flat tenon, a round tenon does not resist twisting very much, but it is quite often used in chairmaking and can be made very strong indeed... without any glue even... But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let's have a quick look at some of the tooling involved for making these connections. There are many ways to make round tenons without using a lathe, here are some of the ones I used. Some makes a square shoulder, some a tapered or round one. The first one is called an hollow auger, it goes around the square piece which was previously tapered by using a spoke pointer bit. That first step, the tapering at the end, is crucial for the proper operation of the hollow auger. If you ever tried to used one of these without first using the spoke pointer you probably experiences dismal results... It would had been frustrating at best. Such hollow augers were very popular at one time mid 1800s to early 1900 since they were crucial for the wheel wright in order to make quickly a bun...

These past weeks, my girlfriend has been moving in, that meant some re-arranging and small projects around the house to accommodate her stuff... I may have lost a closet(s) but I gained so much more :-) This move will save untold amount of gas for our vehicles and help save the planet... You're welcome :-) It was the calm before the storm... Well this last one was a bust really,  was not even worth getting the snowblower out! The Grand peanuts are checking my Blog on my IPad while Rudy is looking for trouble :-) Part of this re-organization throughout the house, meant I had to round up tools stashed everywhere. Some I knew, some I forgot I put away. Took the opportunity between coats of paint drying, to update my files about these tools. Took pics, round up whatever documentation and history I found so far about them and re-stashed my stash somewhere else... Temporarily... Stash-O-Tool Tm  My hand tools shop downstairs is a disaster zone. Maybe if I declared it as such, I coul...

Lately I came across two such planes, used to make the sash bars on a classic 3X2 single or double hung windows. There are a few specialised planes to make windows, the ones I found are called Adjustable Sash planes (an American invention I believed), since the space between the decorative cut and the glass rabbet is variable, adjusted by screwing or unscrewing the two part of the body apart. My two new acquisition for my herd Window sash making, the making of the glass window frame, was a specialized trade at one time. Even after the division of labour between the carpenters (framers) and the house joiners (finish carpentry, trim work)  Window making quickly became a speciality... and for good reason. It demand an attention to details, the ability to craft good work precisely and specialised tools. Traditionally, before the window maker became a trade, such work was reserved for their best housewright (Finish carpenter, joiners) Some of the tools of the trade: From Top L-R CW Sash...