Hand-tool woodworking — a Moxon vise, a Japanese kanna, serving boards, and more.
I realized I needed a large, circular serving board for my tartes Tatin right before ChristmasThe largest of my tarte Tatin pans is 18", so I have cut out a ~21" circle and tapered the edges from the circle you can see drawn on the undersideAdd some feetI took a Japanese woodworking course during IAP at MIT and made this Japanese-style plane (kanna)Detail of a Moxon vise I constructedLaying out the chamfers and lambs' tonguesHere we can easily see the lamb's tongue as well as the chamfers. The vise is in maple.Secured to the bench front with holdfasts, its intended place of usePerfect for dovetails or holding longer pieces vertically