You asked specifically about beginners and it may be easier for a beginner to plane with a board clamped in place. But most who are fluent with hand planes prefer not to tie down boards when they...
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You asked specifically about beginners and it may be easier for a beginner to plane with a board clamped in place. But most who are fluent with hand planes prefer not to tie down boards when they...
I looked at the photo of this plane and it doesn't look like a scrub plane at all to me. At least my use of a scrub plane requires it to have a conventional tote so you can push it through the...
I made several of them and did a blog post showing the process.
http://www.woodnbits.com/making-wooden-roubo-try-squares/
<grin>...Sean, it's unfortunate that forum discussions can never seem to work with the color "gray." We talk in black and white and you've just illustrated that. My response did too, because I...
If you're very experienced with handsaws, looking at the saw for problems may be useful. If you're not, however, you will be better served to take on faith that Wenzloff does a good job with their...
Steve, this is THE question that isn't addressed by those teaching dovetailing. Truth is, if you watch them, their 'secret' is that they are good at cutting to a line and don't use a lot of paring,...
There is a difference between protecting a table saw top and a handplane. The former is done by treating the top periodically whereas most will wipe down their handplanes after ever used to prevent...
I used to complain about the same thing. Then I bought LN chisels. The difference isn't their quality but rather their profile. The LN chisels truly have a 'bevel edge' on their bevel-edge chisels...
I think the key lies in your post when you said "this is my first handsaw experience", or something to that effect. As David said, you've got to learn how to cut to a line in the same way you learn...
I'm with George and most of the others. Coming up with a magic pressure number doesn't reflect the variables of joinery, if nothing else. What kind of glue? How well do the pieces fit together? ...
Harlan, I don't mean to insult but I wonder how much experience you have with hide glue. If you're coming from modern glues where you have to clamp them for several hours you might feel that when...
I second this recommendation but would suggest that it be used in the other direction. One side of this saw has no set (as a flush-cut saw should have) and if you flip this saw over, the no set side...
I think the problem with understanding why this might work is the starting assumption that sharpening materials are .001" flat. That's not going to be true of sandpaper, waterstones "flattened" by...
Tallow works fine on wooden planes. For metal planes paraffin is preferable and, as others have said, must be applied regularly. I'd also add, don't over do it. A little, done regularly is...
If you'd rather buy a blade than make one, check Highland Woodworking:
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/bow-saw-frame-saws-blades.aspx
Cheers --- Larry "aka Woodnbits"
It's not any of Stanley's competitors that affect the quality point they target. It's North American consumers who ignore quality completely in the name of saving a buck. It runs all products to...
And so it begins, Dan :-)
Everyone has their view of the hand tool vs power tool thing. I come from the days when "neanderthal" was thrown at us by the power tool guys in a perjorative way and I...
I think the most important 'specialty' plane is the router plane. With it you can do so much. You can trim tenon shoulders as well as cut rabbets, grooves, and dados. If you get the auxillary...
I think a #3 in your arsenal depends on what sorts of work you do. Certainly the #4 can work in all instances but if you do mostly smallish furniture projects (eg - Shaker tables vs bookcases), a #3...
Your .05" deviation is sufficient as others have said. The notion that people talk of their wood shops as though they are machine shops and that their material is metal rather than wood leads to...
You too? I think this is one of the big things that PWW does right. You guys do construction articles but they're blanket chests, Shaker tables, etc. You talk about more complex furniture but more...
Great post, Adam, and one that rings true to someone who has guided a hobby magazine ship. The one thing I'll say about your sentiment above is that magazine are caught, often, at cross purposes...
I have background in the magazine world as well and while I love the new PWW, I fear it won't last unless they change their revenue model. Advertising revenues in print media are dropping like a...
Mike, the LV canvas apron doesn't hang on your neck. Because of the criss-cross straps, it rests on your shoulders. It's one of the reasons I favor it.
Cheers --- Larry
I've used several aprons but have settled on the Lee Valley apron. I'm a bit confused by the dialog, however, as mine is heavy cloth, not leather.
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