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Fore-Plane Marks

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 / Christopher Storb / 7 Comments

Unlike painting, furniture making is a reductive practice. The marks on every surface are only those of the last tool used. On show surfaces of pre-industrial furniture, you are typically looking at marks left by a try plane, smoothing plane, or scraper. There is no way we can peer into the past and know what … Continue reading Fore-Plane Marks

What’s In A Name?

January 5, 2023January 13, 2023 / Christopher Storb / 6 Comments

I’m sure there must be some confusion among those who don’t study the history of woodworking tools, as to what, if any, is the difference between a fore-plane and a jack-plane. I remember being confused about it when I started in woodworking. The metal bench planes of Leonard Bailey’s design still that were still being … Continue reading What’s In A Name?

A Second Fore-Plane

January 4, 2023January 13, 2023 / Christopher Storb / 2 Comments

It is a tradition for the board of directors of the Center for Art in Wood to ask the artists who participated in the summer residency if they would be amenable to donating one or more objects to be chosen by the board to the Center’s permanent collection. This creates a record of the artists … Continue reading A Second Fore-Plane

To a Fore-Plane

January 2, 2023January 13, 2023 / Christopher Storb / 7 Comments

"It is called the Fore Plane because it is used before you come to work either with the Smooth Plane or with the Joynter." Joseph Moxon, The Mechanics Exercises Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works. 1683-1685 A busy summer, (W.A.R.P. Fellowship all of June and July, publishing an article), turned into a busy fall, (Center for … Continue reading To a Fore-Plane

W.A.R.P. Panel Discussion

September 29, 2022 / Christopher Storb / Leave a comment

On October 3, 6:30-7:30 there will be a panel discussion with the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Fellows on Zoom. I will be joining my fellow residents Kailee Bosch, Katie Hudnall, James Maurelle, Janice Smith,and D Wood to discuss our experiences during the residency. The panel discussion will be moderated by John-Duane Kingsley who participated in … Continue reading W.A.R.P. Panel Discussion

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