Considering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
It's the small things that often make the biggest difference. I've found that the crafty veterans seem to know a little trick here or there that make turning better, safer, faster, or easier. So I'm throwing out a challenge: give us your best "nifty" and when this thread is done, it will make a...
Hi all,
This post may portray me as embarrassingly stupid and inefficient, but whatever. Here goes.
For the last 15 years, regardless of the sharpening media, I have used the following method:
1) hone a secondary bevel on a coarse stone until I can feel the wire edge on the back, all the way...
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and this is my first thread and post on this forum. I would like to introduce to everyone a new process me and my son developed to laser engrave true 8bit shades of grey using a 445nm laser diode. There is no dithering a image first, no pulsing or overlapping dots to...
The catch being, make it completely and totally by hand. No electric at all with the possible exception of drilling a hole in the cutter. In the world of everything being sharp working better, I'm thinking that those little hand twist manual sharpeners would work pretty well if the cutter in them...
If didn't have a good set of Shapton pro stones I'd be looking at these. The combo stones appear to be a pretty good deal. http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=2-OHISHII
Found one at an antique mall for $20 today. Needs cleaned up. Has a very thick blade that doesnt seem to fit right - when you extend it, it totally blocks
A lot of short pieces of wood! I cleaned the shop and 1) put all the long boards in the racks (instead of having them lay about); 2) gave away the big-bag-of-really-short-offcuts;
Any tips on reliably finding studs in old plaster walls? I do have a stud finder (electronic). Haven't tried it yet, but I expect it will be next to worthless,
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Thread Starter: Rodne GoldConsidering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
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