You can't feel perfectly square.... stop trying.
I bit surprised that no one has mentioned this yet, so I’ll give it a go.
There are staunch proponents of the several (yes, several) ways to...
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You can't feel perfectly square.... stop trying.
I bit surprised that no one has mentioned this yet, so I’ll give it a go.
There are staunch proponents of the several (yes, several) ways to...
Absolutely look at the Paul Sellers options. I've always wanted to make chairs.... I made Paul's stool and chair out of 2x4 lumber as my prototype for further work. It was a huge ego \ confidence...
Yes. That's the one I have.
jpaquay@insight.bb though there are reports the email is dead.
He lived in Lafayette, IN. I did some google creeping. I'd guess he's still there. If we could get...
Ha - nevermind.
Oddly enough I found it in the one place I hadn't looked yet (my desk drawer).
Building Your Own Kitchen Cabinetry by John Paquay. Copyright 1998
Great little book.
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All,
I don't think I'm dreaming, but I remember in the 2000-2005 timeframe there was a fella who published his own book about his kitchen cabinet technique. At the time, I owned and had read all...
I highly recommend you watch all of the David Charlesworth videos. If you are new to sharpening, hand planes, etc - memorize the sharpening video. It changed how I woodwork.... I thought LN planes...
Steve,
It's "She Who Must Be Obeyed," but yea.... yours works just as well.....
- j
I don't know how well this picture is going to work. I found an email that I sent to a friend many years ago about this same topic and have tried to attach it - as trying to explain the benefits of...
Ah great!
Well, I'm not sure how a $30 saw filing guide turned into a $514 order....
But maybe my wife will have forgotten about it before I get home from Afghanistan!
- JBD
Hmmmm…
Buying tools is (comparatively) easy. Sharpening them is a bit tougher, tuning them a bit more so – using them effectively is the real challenge – and, if you want to build furniture, your...
Yep - I've been watching the website every day....
I've got a bunch of stuff to order before I come home from Afghanistan. Figure it'll go easier on me if it arrives around the same day I do... :)
I'm now in Bamberg, Germany and no longer live in Denver - but I'd be tempted to check out Red Rocks Community College... They have an extensive woodworking program and might know something.
You need a spokeshave to "round" the endgrain a bit.
(Well, not really... but she doesn't know that!)
Certainly a good question, and a thread that I'll continue closely.
Some years ago, I started on Scary Sharp and a granite plate. Seemed to cut fast enough, but the cost of the sandpaper added up...
This...
I recently re-read an article by Derek Cohen regarding this very topic. The short of it is - as Chris says - you have to remove more metal from the bevel-up plane blades to achieve this...
Bob -
Bluntly.... please post more often!
Thanks so very much. I have the pieces\parts for this, but haven't had the courage to try!
George,
Sorry. I didn't mean to mislead you... No, it wasn't really a discount type of sale. As Mike says, it was an overstock as it were. In fact, I paid more for this saw than if you were to...
Jamie -
I believe it's a Imbuia handle... one of those "see it to believe it" things.
It's been a rough few days.
I was laid off last Thursday from my job at a Fortune 500 home builder (while not fully financially recovered from my ".COM Bust" layoff earlier this decade.... ).
...
Strongly agree with every thought of Tom's....
Cosman for dovetails, Charlesworth for sharpening and planecraft.
Yup... Greg does a great job.
And there is the key that unlocks the door of hand tools......
Wish many more would try it....
I was frustrated with sharpening and scary sharp for quite a while....
I know I sound like a broken record to many regulars here, but David Charlesworth opened the door to sharpening and thereby...
Make sure it's clean....
I took most of the tip of my left thumb off with a chisel I was sharpening (don't ask). The urgent treatment place did a poor job and left a considerable amount of grit...
Hey Joel & Mike, WIA was just announced!
Don't be giving all the good stuff away for free!
:D