Dan,
Konrad Sauer has an interesting write up with photos of the new vise on his blog http://sauerandsteiner.blogspot.com/ (scroll down to avoid the plane porn).
Hank
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Dan,
Konrad Sauer has an interesting write up with photos of the new vise on his blog http://sauerandsteiner.blogspot.com/ (scroll down to avoid the plane porn).
Hank
I would like to add a comment about springing a joint by "taking a few swipes with a hand plane." I have found that introducing a slight hollow in an edge joint is easier with a hand plane than with...
Robert,
I just ordered the ceiling mounted Excalibur guard from General International. It's in their catalog at: http://www.general.ca/site_excalibur/e_produits/50-exbce.html The part number...
Joe,
I've found that dampening the surface to be planed with mineral spirits immediately before sending it through the planer helps. Curly maple is strange wood. Some is very tame while other...
Mark,
Where do you live in SC? I live in Columbia and I have a LN low angle smoother. If you can get by here, you can take it for a test drive.
Hank
John,
There is a Bosch portable table saw on Columbia SC Craigslist, posted Monday, January 25. It's not a Rigid, but Bosch makes very good tools. Remembered your post and thought I'd drop you a...
Mike,
This probably isn't a direct answer to your question, but I'm most concerned about "straight" edges when I'm jointing two boards for an edge glue-up. In this case, I use the two boards as...
I shoot almost all end cuts, whether mitered or 90 degrees, to make sure the cuts are dead on. I use a table saw or a radial arm saw for basic dimensioning; but, even with a well set up saw, my cuts...
Jim,
I opted for a no-tilt till for my most used bench planes because it takes up less space in my small shop. Garrett Hack's till convinced me I didn't need to tilt it. Mine hangs flat against...
Victor,
I second Doug Faist's recommendation of the Fein Turbo III. I have one I've been using for a "dust collector" in my shop for a long time and it has worked well. It's not a true dust...
My experience is similar to Matt's. I started with a bench against the wall. Every time I built something larger than a birdhouse, I put a sheet of plywood on two saw horses in the middle of the shop...
Sean,
I built a studio easel for my daughter a while back. I started by copying pictures of easels from the internet. We picked a basic style, she added her ideas and together we came up with a...
Tom,
As others have said, I think the answer to your question is strictly a matter of personal perference. I'll give you my experience for what it's worth.
I didn't own a 4 1/2 until about a...
George,
I have had an old Bosch 1615EVS plunge router in my router table for many years. It is a pain to adjust, especially to raise the bit. The motor binds unless I exert equal pressure on both...
I have a Laguna LT18. It came with the motor, table and fence disassembled. It was a good thing too. I had to get it down a flight of stairs to my basement shop. That sucker is HEAVY! and removing...
Think of each shaving as a push-up. :D
Wow! What's not to like? It's beautiful. I admire your skills, especially your carving skills. Wonderful work.
Hank
Everybody has their own work style and favorite tools, so you will get lots of opinions about whether you "need" a #5 jack plane in your arsenal. I have a pretty wide assortment of planes including...
I learned more from Tage Frid's two volume work Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking than from any other single book(s). It was, and will always be, a classic.
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James,
If you don't already have a Tucker vise in hand, you'll have a tough time finding one. Lee Valley discontinued the vise over a year ago. Too bad. They were very nice vises.
I have a LV...
Julian,
That's a beautiful restoration. It's hard to believe you've never done a saw before. That makes the end result that much nicer. Congratualtions on a very nice job.
Hank
Sam,
Yours is an excellent post. Well thought and well expressed. I agree with virtually all of it, but I would elaborate on one point you made:
One advantage (perhaps) of modern sharpening...
Too bad it's not a piece of 19th Century anchor chain. You could have donated it to your favorite blade maker. :D
Jim,
I generally agree with everything you said and my finish stone for most things is an 8K Norton. I strop with leather and .5 Micron diamonds. But a couple of years ago I had an epiphany about...
Lie-Nielsen used to ship their chisles with a heavy flexible black plastic sleeve on the blades to protect the edges. The sleeve was about 3" long and came in several sizes for 1/4" to 3/4" blades....