Travail du bois

Frame saw

November 9, 2020

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Wheel marking gauge

November 8, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Safety switch

July 23, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Router Lift mechanism

July 21, 2020

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Stool

November 26, 2018

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Plancha Trolley

November 25, 2018

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Rebuilding an old corner bed

March 9, 2016

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Scratch stock

January 25, 2016

Christophe Mineau

4-Minute Read

Scraping plane

September 1, 2015

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is a metal scraping plane that I made, based on a standard Stanley No4 plane.

Manual feeder blocks for table saw

June 26, 2015

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

There are many kinds of push sticks or blocks for the table saw, but we have seen appearing from the US a new kind of model, which certainly brings inovation on that topic, it is the GRR-Ripper from Micro Jig. ![](GRR- Ripper.jpg)

Tenoning Jig

June 4, 2015

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Here is a tenoning jig for the table saw.

Cordless drill corded

February 13, 2015

Christophe Mineau

5-Minute Read

Disk Sander

January 19, 2015

Christophe Mineau

4-Minute Read

Router plane

December 30, 2014

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Spokeshave

December 17, 2014

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Here is a spokeshave I have built.

Centering calipers

October 26, 2014

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

I must give credit to Rick Sparber for the tool I’m presenting here. He published the idea of it on the [homemadetools.net](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/self-centering- scribe-8482) forum.

Carving platform

October 9, 2014

Christophe Mineau

4-Minute Read

Here is a platform that is used for holding a wood piece of any shape on the bench, in order to work on it, under any angle.

Push Sticks

September 2, 2014

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Here are two ideas for making push sticks, which are essential safety pieces for always keeping the hands away from the blades of band-saws or table saws.

Restoration of a breton two bodies buffet

May 22, 2014

Christophe Mineau

5-Minute Read

Restoration of a breton two bodies buffet

Restoration of the top of a waxed piece of furniture

March 21, 2014

Christophe Mineau

10-Minute Read

Restoration of the top of a waxed piece of furniture

Bandsaw blade tension

February 18, 2014

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Most of the serious bandsaw models feature a blade tension indicator that allows to setup visually the tension of the blade, depending on its width :

Silver soldering a bandsaw blade

June 17, 2013

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

Very often, a bandsaw breakage is felt as a fate that inevitably leads to the replacement of the blade.

Startup and blade tension

June 17, 2013

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

It is advised to release the blade tension while a bandsaw is not used.

Wood and moisture

January 29, 2013

Christophe Mineau

1-Minute Read

Ebonizing

January 28, 2013

Christophe Mineau

3-Minute Read

Ebonizing is, like the name says by itself, a mean to stain wood that gives, under certain conditions, a nice deep black color, similar to ebony.

My branding mark

November 22, 2012

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read

When you make a nice ornamental piece, and that your are proud of, you are naturally tempted to sign your master piece.
I made myself my own branding stamp, that allows me to sign exactly the same way all my pieces, in a discreet place.

Oval cherry table

July 25, 2010

Christophe Mineau

2-Minute Read