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    This is why I favor English mortise chisels...

    This is why I favor English mortise chisels (“pigstickers”) over sash mortise chisels. Besides being beefier, they are designed with a trapezoidal shape so machinist-level tolerances are unnecessary.
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    That’s hilarious! Honestly this entire thread...

    That’s hilarious! Honestly this entire thread could’ve been distilled down to just that one line.
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    I've never placed a square against my mortise...

    I've never placed a square against my mortise chisel. It's a miracle I've been making square mortises all this time! :rolleyes:
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    I think this may just be the rare tool that...

    I think this may just be the rare tool that doesn't have a direct precedent. Isaac evolved this tool from the Phil Lowe burnisher (a copy of the Stanley 185) that I was showing him at an event. At...
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    yes, that’s the one I meant. I see he credited...

    yes, that’s the one I meant. I see he credited Steve Latta as his influence in that post. The one I built is a slightly jankier version of that. 🫣 It’s great for low relief carving. I especially...
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    I once built a carving bench with a vise on the...

    I once built a carving bench with a vise on the front, and came to hate that vise. It wasn’t only the threat of the metal around my carving tools, it was also that the vise got in my way. Carving is...
  7. IIRC some larger/thicker books are best stored...

    IIRC some larger/thicker books are best stored lying down. When upright, the weight of the pages stresses the binding. I have a bunch of books that I store this way on purpose for that reason.
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    “The first was that the grain for the drawer...

    “The first was that the grain for the drawer dividers runs the wrong way. Although the boards are as close to quarter grain as possible, which adds to stability, they will expand vertically. That...
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    As an illustration of why you might want a longer...

    As an illustration of why you might want a longer saw...this is the 14” Adria I mentioned. Then again, even a longer saw is going to have to fight through this. 😏
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    Having ordered planes from both Steve and Old...

    Having ordered planes from both Steve and Old Street within the last year, I found their delivery times similar (~a handful of months). Their designs are not similar (high-ish angle single blade vs...
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    I saw all of my tenon cheeks using a 14” Adria...

    I saw all of my tenon cheeks using a 14” Adria tenon saw with about 12tpi and 4” depth. I wish it was longer. At just 14” it forces me to make choppy strokes (I’m generally sawing tenons at 1.5 to...
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    Like Vincent Tai, I didn’t have any idea what a...

    Like Vincent Tai, I didn’t have any idea what a “knife wall” was when I clicked on this link. I admit part of my curiosity was that George Wall had last commented on the knife wall (ha!). Now I’ve...
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    Mark, on the newer ones I notice there's no...

    Mark, on the newer ones I notice there's no fluting on the acanthus leaves, but you did include on the other ones (in your second post). What drove that decision? Both look great of course, and I...
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    Here’s a dry assembly showing the foot carving in...

    Here’s a dry assembly showing the foot carving in context. I see one or two spots on the feet that I want to address, and I’ll next carve shells on the two front knees.
  15. I call it a poorly designed leg. Notice how the...

    I call it a poorly designed leg. Notice how the curve flattens into a straight section at the top of the leg...why would they leave it like that? Or the sharp corners; why weren’t those addressed?...
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    These are the templates I used for these feet. I...

    These are the templates I used for these feet. I copied them from the plans, pasted to 1/4” ply, and then filed to shape. Took about 10 minutes, and they’ll last for future projects.

    Also shown...
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    Thanks Tony. I’ve carved other types of feet so...

    Thanks Tony. I’ve carved other types of feet so it’s a quick learning curve. Turns out that the tricky part of the triffid is getting those lines as straight and even as possible. The smallest...
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    I have a Moravian with a split slab..will post...

    I have a Moravian with a split slab..will post pictures whenever I get the thing cleared off (has parts of a build spread across it now).
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    BTW, just because these feet were a Philadelphia...

    BTW, just because these feet were a Philadelphia hallmark doesn’t mean the were exclusively used there. They originated in Britain (some say Ireland) and are found in Delaware, Virginia, and other...
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    After a couple more practice pieces, am moving on...

    After a couple more practice pieces, am moving on now to the real deal (Honduran mahogany). I’m pleased with these results.

    (No idea why some of my photos are being rotated to the left when I...
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    Trifid feet

    Trifid feet, from the Latin trifidus for “three parts” are a hallmark of Philadelphia furniture of the Queen Anne Period (1750 or so). I’m building a spice chest on stand from plans that I got from...
  22. There's no better bowl carver out there today...

    There's no better bowl carver out there today than Dave Fisher, and he has a video on YouTube called "Axes and Adzes for the bowl carver." In it, he covers the features and shapes he prefers for...
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    So, funny thing...I spent the first couple of...

    So, funny thing...I spent the first couple of days of the conference sitting next to this nice guy, with lots of interesting observations, named Warren. I ran into Warren at the blacksmith's shop...
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    I only have the standard Veritas marking gauge...

    I only have the standard Veritas marking gauge (without a micro adjust), so can't say authoritatively of how the Veritas micro-adjust differs from the Tite-Mark. I'm going on reviews of the Veritas...
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    Another option, and perhaps a better approach if...

    Another option, and perhaps a better approach if your classes are filled with beginners, is to use a combination square to mark out for dovetails. Beginners likely won't have the necessary tools or...
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