Gaspé dresser
I remember looking up to see my granny opening the glass doors of this large, imposing kitchen dresser.
Gary Dover
Articles by Gary Dover
Fastening tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 6
Fastening tools from the early 1900s
Surfacing tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 5
Even today the cabinetmaker’s trademark is the bench plane. While handplanes are still in use in many woodworking shops, much of the work they traditionally performed has been replaced by jointers, planers, sanders and routers.
Felling, splitting & chopping – grandpa’s tool kit Part 3
Tools used at the turn of the 20th century to harvest trees for lumber.
Securing and preparing tools – grandpa’s tool kit part 2
Tools of the 19th century used to secure and prepare wood.
Grandpa’s tool kit – part 1
19th Century rural Canada woodworking tools. What a voyage of discovery this family story would become!
