2022 Review

First and foremost, let me wish everybody out there a happy, healthy and productive New Year.

For me, 2022 didn't see as many woodworking projects as prior years.  But I did have some firsts in seat weaving, kumiko and cooperage that made it very positive.  It seems most of my posts this year were about tools I found at estate sales and/or tool auctions.  Here's a review.

Projects I made:

Early in the year I made a Richard Maguire project.  The woodworking for the Danish stool was interesting, but I really wanted to do the project for the seat weaving.  It came out great, but I still have yet to make anything else with a woven seat.

Maguire Danish Cord Stool

I made some other stools this year, including the Schwarz three-legged stool.  This came out nice, but I'm finding that it's a little short for most shop needs.

Schwarz Three-Legged Stool

I finally took the time to try my hand at kumiko.  Preparing the sticks was very labor-intensive, but overall it was fun.  It culminated in a small cabinet with kumiko panels in the door.  This project looks great and I was really jazzed about it.

Kumiko TP Cabinet

Then there was the cooperage.  We needed a small bucket to hold our food waste in the kitchen and I made a twelve-sided bucket with a lid.  This came out far better than expected and it was a fun learning experience.

Compost Bucket

Other projects included wooden bookmarks, a couple Roubo phone stands, a two-drawer tool (or whatever) cabinet and a few spoons.

Tools I made (or fixed):

Wooden scrub plane - more aggressive than my other scrubs.
This turned out to be a nice addition to the shop.

Chopping block from a 4x4.
I have used this a few times, but not too much.

A vise-mounted shave pony before I added a foot treadle.
This thing has been a great addition to the shop.

Here's the treadle installed - this made it much better!

Wooden plane mouth repair.  Fixed homemade and purchased planes.
I'd been wanting to do this for a long time - very happy with the results.

Tools new to me - most from estate sales or tool show auctions:

A. E. Johnson heel shave - great for hollowing and smoothing chair seats.
Got this along with a Clark Tool Co. wooden spokeshave from a tool dealer.

Charles Morrill saw set in pre-clean-up condition.  Cost a few bucks (estate sale).
This has supplanted the Stanley #42 and a Somax as the regular user.

Millers Falls #67 router plane - expensive, but a nice addition (estate sale)

Stanley (unknown model no.) 12" square - awesome (estate sale)

E. C. Atkins backsaw - 14", 11 tpi, crosscut (auction)

Disston panel saw - 20", 9 tpi, crosscut, likely from the 1880's (auction).
Missing lower saw bolt has now been replaced.

Two Spofford patent braces - unknown maker left, Fray & Pigg right (auction)

In addition to those tools shown above, there were several other items, including a relatively new Stanley #151 spokeshave, an unknown maker hand crank grinder, an unknown maker drawknife, a North Bros. #233H Yankee screwdriver, a Belknap 10" brace, a metal leg vise screw, and two portable saw vises (Stearns and Atkins).

Whew!  An excellent year for tools, but not quite as productive with wood projects.  I think I need a better balance in 2023.