Winton, try searching on youtube for "making a double iron beech try plane"
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Winton, try searching on youtube for "making a double iron beech try plane"
I totally understand your position Ken, and have definitely seen the administrators here stand behind that stance.
It unfortunately leads to a lot more self imposed withdrawals of experts, and...
Just a note of support from a lurker. I essentially visit this forum to read posts by George and David, with a few others that I will look at depending on the content. I actually started to archive...
So basically, it's a plane that only allows one specific bevel angle and cutting depth to work properly? Seems like one of those "good ideas" I always have when I need to go to bed.
Wait, are you telling me that I can dispense with ingrown hairs AND razor burn? Sounds tempting.
Maybe I should look into a good double edge razor to start. How big of an improvement would that be...
To open up a potentially dangerous can of worms for my budget, what would be a reasonable expected cost to get started with straight razor shaving and actually be able to enjoy it?
You know, when you two Davids get talking I really get the sense that I've missed out on a lot of interesting things so far in my life. I love it!
Just have to second the thanks on this - I wish I had known all of this information before I blew a pile of money on ways to be cheap.
As a bit of an aside, would there be an issue compiling some...
Jim, how are you grinding the convex bevels? I've done it in the past when grinding on a coarse stone but have moved to a 6" grinder and am hollow grinding. Have no idea how I could accurately grind...
The spydercos can definitely be frustrating if you expect them to stay the same. I've gotten into the habit of refreshing mine with a coarse diamond stone more often, and was playing around in the...
So David W, do you think you're up for the task of clearing up all of the questions about what the Spyderco stones are equivalent to? I would really be interested, as well as what happens to them...
Here is a previous thread with a few details on flattening the spyderco stones
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?169703-USPS-has-delivered-How-do-I-flatten-ceramic-stones
I'm working on a 3 piece hard maple table top with breadboard ends . I didn't put enough work in when straightening the edges because I was too excited about doing my first tongue and groove, so now...
If I had bought the exact things recommended by people on this forum for sharpening and learned to freehand with a hollow grind right from the start I would have saved hundreds of dollars over the...
I pretty much use my jig to figure out what I am doing (and trying to understand sharpness), then move to freehand sharpening and try to replicate it. For a little while my freehand sharpening was...
It looks like the oven tempering like David suggested did the trick - 45 minutes at 300 degrees. I followed the same steps as before with the same bevel angle, planed the same piece of wood, and I'm...
I'm definitely going to try putting the blade in the oven this weekend. The chipping was not even remotely minor - the blade edge was chewed up like crazy on a soft piece of wood that I can take...
That vise looks really easy to make - I might give it a try over the weekend (mainly out of curiosity). Thanks Stew.
Thanks for the help. I've never had a problem like this and just kept going back and resharpening it thinking I screwed something up.
I've got an old wooden jointer plane with a blade that I have never been able to sharpen satisfactorily. I just bought a bench grinder and have given it another try. It seemed to take longer to grind...
Man that works amazingly well - I tried it on my saws, planes, and holdfasts and it is quicker and easier than everything I've tried before. I think I may have to turn down the lights in my shop when...
Jim, thanks for that. I wouldn't have thought of it.
So Lee Valley is bringing me a pile of tools in a week or so... http://www.leevalley.com/en/home/page.aspx?p=69543&. I'm pretty happy with the tools I have, but there are a lot (especially joinery...
Marko, I haven't used the finer grit diamond stones but in terms of mess there is very little on my coarse one. The spyderco stones that I have work just as well as the diamond for keeping the mess...
I'm using Paul Sellers' methods with a DMT diamond stone, medium spyderco, ultra fine spyderco and finally a strop with LV green compound. I don't see why it would matter what you are using for the...