| Keith S. Rucker - Cabinetmaker | |||
My Workshop - Everybody like to look around somebody else's shop. Here is your chance to take a look at my shop located in the two-car garage of my house.
My Portfolio - A collection of photos of some of my woodworking.
Building a Traditional Workbench - Complete documentation on how I built my traditional style workbench. This should serve as a great reference for anybody who plans to build a traditional workbench.
The Fine Art of Hand Cut Dovetails - Every craftsman SHOULD learn to hand cut dovetails. Here is some information to help get you started.
My Links - My personal collection of woodworking links.
Ohio Tool Company - Being a collector of moulding planes made by the Ohio Tool Company, I have put together a few resources that others may find useful. Items include a copy of the ca. 1910 Ohio Tool Company catalog with special references to their line of moulding planes as well as a brief history of the company.
Fisher & Norris "Eagle" Anvil Works - Here is a short history of the Fisher Anvil Works as well as some info on my own personal 400 lb. Fisher anvil.
How to Build a Boys Lathe - This is a copy of an article from Groilers Book of Knowledge dated in the early 1900's. It is basically complete plans on how to build a treadle lathe. Thanks to Trevor Robinson for providing this information.
Vintage Shop Photos - A collection of vintage photos showing woodworking shops (along with a few blacksmith shops and machine shops) from times gone by.
Life History of a Cabinet Maker - A very interesting interview of Max Richter, German Pioneer, who settled in Riesel, Texas in 1881. Most of the interview is about his life in Texas but also has some information about a cabinet making shop in the area. Max describes himself as a Cabinet Maker several times in the interview.
I have recently launched a new web site devoted to vintage woodworking machinery. The new site called Old Woodworking Machinery is located on the web at: www.oldwwmachines.com. Several of the resources that were previously on this site, along with lots of new information is now located on the new site. Please drop by and take a visit! Here are direct links to the articles that use to be here.
Crescent Machine Company - A collection resources on the Crescent Machine Company of Leetonia, Ohio. Resources include a history of the company, re-prints of catalogs that you can be viewed and printed if so desired, and a listing of machinery made by the company along with approximate dates of manufacture.
Power and Machinery Employed in Manufactures - This is some selections on woodworking machinery from a government report completed in 1888 as part of the 1880 Census. Lots of interesting information on and pictures of vintage woodworking machinery.
e-mail: krucker@friendlycity.net