Two Toolboxes for Two

This past couple of weeks I have been working on a pair of toolboxes for two very important people. The first was for Clay Raterman. Clay was born in March 11th, 2008 to Ben and Alaya Raterman. He was born on the same day as Aimee. As a Hanna family tradition for the birth of a son the toolbox came equipped with a ball-pein hammer. The second toolbox was for Aimee, my wife, as a bike mechanic toolbox. Both toolboxes were based off of the first toolbox that I built over 10 years ago. Clay's box was constructed with Cherry and Mahogany and an accent of Ebony in the handle. Aimee's box was constructed with Mahogany and Poplar and an accent of Holly in the handle.

Just Scrapin' Buy

During a visit to the huge metropolis of Reno, Nevada I made a familiar stop at the local Woodcraft. Once in the store I was met with a sign informing patrons that the store was closing! This was not good news as I have shopped at this Woodcraft for 3 years now. That thought quickly left as I read on, 30% off everything in the store. Needless to say I picked up a tool that I made a spot for in my tool tote 2 years ago but thought I would never bring myself to actually buy one, a Lie Nielsen #212 Scraping Plane. I just tuned it up last night and am really happy with its performance. Finally a way to deal with unruly grain!