Here's another architectural wood carving.
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Here's another architectural wood carving.
Very impressive work!
Nakashima has been dead for 23 years, so I seriously doubt you sold him wood while he was alive and certainly not during his heyday(1950's-1960's) when most of his work was done for the Rockefellers....
Allen,
I was referring to "Hon" red oak in general and not the fact that Kane-e made them. Make sure you refer to it as "Hon" red oak and not just "Hon" oak. I would say that "Hon" red oak is as...
Have you bought Kiyohisa chisels without handle or is it that you haven't chosen the handle wood yet and that the seller will provide the handles. One of the best choices for Japanese chisels is...
It must be remembered that Nakashima had access to the highest quality slabs found anywhere(he built mainly for Rockefeller) and his lumber inventory was(is)legendary. I'm sure his meticulous drying...
I'd first look at the slab and determine which side is from the outside of the tree. This side is typically the show face and it is also the side that will cup more readily than the inside face....
They don't sit on the floor for ripping wood on the scale that the saw in question is used for. Only furniture makers, door makers and other related work is done on the floor by some. Larger scale...
Winton,
You might find this worth reading; http://www.furniturelibrary.com/use-of-the-ball-claw-design-motif/
Japanese planing board;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jECQTbNgb6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItMUjHdWiI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VC1kzUgpzE
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Yes George, the blades are also tapered and of course the tapering is done very precisely and by hand. The forge weld of the tang is typically done with a scarf joint. Pretty impressive.
On these hand made Japanese saws, the plate is forged from carbon steel and an iron tang is forge welded to the plate(should be a forge line on either side of the plate). The plates are hand...
What's really unbelievable is that you would base your mean spirited post on assumptions and suppositions.
Another wall of saws(from Daryl Weir).:)
Hilton,
Just PM me the auction site info where the chisles are listed and I can get them for myself.:)
At around $33 a chisel I'd say that is an exceptional price. The chisels pictured look to be in very good condition. Pull the trigger before someone else does.
That is one very nice looking plane! Superb really.
The handle for your Jackson back saw doesn't look original, by any means. The best of the saw sets is a Stanley 42x. You need to make sure it is a 42x. Stanley also made a 42 and a 42w, so you need...
Craftsman Studio has #8 Hock replacement blades in O1 for around $40 shipped.
Sadly, it's a brave new world.
While it may work to add a piece to both sides of the fence, the #48 and #49 t&g planes have a fixed depth of cut, so are somewhat limited in use(if you're going to use them for other grooving duties...
The best response so far!
If you're really good, just use the shaving, as it comes out of the plane, to pull it along!
If your tenon shoulders don't come out perfect off the saw(using a jig)then I don't see any advantage to using one.
Google "shaving horse plan" and lots of sites show up. Here's one; http://www.veritastools.com/Content/Assets/ProductInfo/EN/05L1901AI.pdf
There is also a lot of info on riving wood(a key element...