Wooden Thumb

04/01/2026

Spent hours building it… so naturally the first job was making a drawer to tidy up the Kumiko tools so they look like I know what I’m doing. Clean bench on top, fancy little drawer underneath, and absolutely zero productivity lost admiring it instead of working.

Tools are comfy. I am happy. Projects may now commence (after one more look).

03/01/2026

So what is this used for??? My Kumiko tools minus the jigs. Thoughts on specialty drawers??

31/12/2025

30/12/2025

How sick is the flowing texture?? I made it match the drawers under my bench but using a different technique. On the drawer box I used a router jig to make naguri pattern. With these drawer fronts I used a dremel and texturing bit to carve each hollow. My hands hurt.

29/12/2025

Long long long day. To do the whole pattern probably took about an hour. Check back for results.

29/12/2025

Not bad. The second drawer to my tool chest has been a year in the making. Wasn’t in a rush at all for this. Wanted to take my time and do it properly.

28/12/2025

For the haters… yes I put scrap down on my new bench for a glue up. So what. I spent a year building this thing and I wanna do everything I can to protect from unnecessary damage. Like getting a new car you do everything possible to avoid that first ding or scratch. But once it happens it’s like a weight lifted and you don’t mind the second the third.
Thanks to all the boomers on fb who had fun in the comments telling me it’s a crap bench and not practical.

27/12/2025

Card scrapers? Thoughts? I found it hard to get used to but after some practice and sharpening i found it worked great on most woods.

27/12/2025

Sore thumbs? This card scraper jig saved my thumbs from pain.

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas

❤️

24/12/2025

Don’t get to use this router plane often but when I do it’s always fun.