Need a last minute gift idea? Gift certificates!

I now have gift certificates available. They are perfect for the woodworker or appreciator of fine woodwork in your life. These gift certificates can be used towards my wood bodied planes, the upcoming online plane making classes, or furniture and other custom items I sell here on the website. The best part is that they … (Read More)

I’m now offering plane making classes online!

I have decided to start offering plane making classes online. The classes will be live, using the Hangout feature of Google+ and limited to 3-4 students each. This will allow discussion and questions to happen in real time. Students won’t be required to have a webcam to participate, but will need a microphone at minimum. … (Read More)

Christmas Orders and Woodworking In America

If you have been looking wistfully at my planes but haven’t yet placed an order, might I recommend asking Santa (or his helpers) to bring you one on Christmas day? Orders placed before October 15th will have guaranteed delivery for Christmas, so be sure to put a Scott Meek Woodworks plane at the top of … (Read More)

[Poll] Help Name That Smoother, win a $25 gift certificate

Recently, I held a contest on my Facebook page to pick a name for my White Oak Smoother. Well, plenty of great names were suggested, and two of them resonated strongly with me. So strongly, in fact, that I haven’t been able to decide between them! The names are Blue Collar Smoother, suggested by Derek … (Read More)

And we’re back!

I was finally able to get the site back up after finding out yesterday that it was down. I hope you didn’t miss me too much! If you notice anything funky as you browse, use the contact form to shoot me a quick email and let me know. Everything should be fully functional, but I … (Read More)

Changes to my Plane Adjustment Mallet

I wanted to let everyone know a couple changes I’ve made to my Plane Adjustment Mallet. First of all, I’ve changed the species of the handle to Ash. I feel that this is a much stronger and long lasting option than the Olive wood. The Olive looked great, but Ash has always been one of … (Read More)

Good News/Bad News

First, the good news: orders for my planes have taken a massive jump of late, due mostly to kind words from Shannon Rogers and Mark Harrel. I’m incredibly honored that more and more people are finding my planes worthy of their hard earned dollars. It’s definitely encouraging when something you work so hard on starts … (Read More)

Glowing review of my planes

I recently received an order for a Tiger Maple Smoother from The Renaissance Woodworker, Shannon Rogers. Shannon also is the man behind The Hand Tool School, an online, subscription based source of a wealth of hand tool knowledge and instruction. He and I had talked on a few previous occasions about developing some sort of … (Read More)

Announcing an exclusive partnership with The Hand Tool School

Check out this video from Shannon Rogers, the man behind The Renaissance Woodworker and The Hand Tool School, unboxing some planes I sent him this week. I’m really excited about this opportunity to partner with Shannon and The Hand Tool School and to soon announce the exclusive deals for HTS members. I’m in great company there, with … (Read More)