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    Read this article:...

    Read this article: http://giantcypress.net/post/931326880/hatful-of-hollow

    In addition to explaining how you manage the hollow of a Japanese chisel when sharpening, it will also explain why you...
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    The good news is that the scratches won’t effect...

    The good news is that the scratches won’t effect how the Shaptons will sharpen your tools. Put it this way: if scratches in the surface was a problem, then there would be no way that these DMT...
  3. I will if I need to do some major work on a...

    I will if I need to do some major work on a chisel, like changing the bevel angle or getting rid of a nick. After that, I’ll try to get rid of the hollow grind on the bevel as fast as possible using...
  4. One time I was involved in a discussion on how...

    One time I was involved in a discussion on how slow/fast the Tormek is for restoring a damaged edge on a tool, so I timed how long it took the Tormek to repair a chisel. Here's what I posted in that...
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    The bed angle will change, but the effective...

    The bed angle will change, but the effective cutting angle won’t. The effective cutting angle is determined by the top edge of the grooves in the side of the throat that the blade fits into. That’s...
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    18mm from the bottom is too far. Try to get the...

    18mm from the bottom is too far. Try to get the fit so that you can get it to within 5mm with hand pressure.

    Honestly, fitting a Japanese plane blade really isn’t that hard. If you can fit a...
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    There’s a very practical reason Lie-Nielsen uses...

    There’s a very practical reason Lie-Nielsen uses cherry instead of rosewood for their handles. One by one, all the Lie-Nielsen workers who worked on the rosewood/cocobolo handles developed allergies...
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    That’s right. If things are set up right, the...

    That’s right. If things are set up right, the plane should be able to function with or without the chipbreaker in place. Ideally, you should be able to tap in the chipbreaker without changing the...
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    Yes. If your iron is too loose, glue a thin...

    Yes.

    If your iron is too loose, glue a thin shim of wood onto the bed of the dai, and then set up the bed as you would if this was a brand new plane. I’ve seen people use a piece of paper or...
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    Honestly, your best bet is to email Stu at Tools...

    Honestly, your best bet is to email Stu at Tools From Japan and ask him for pictures or a fuller description.

    I can take a stab at this, however. Chisel makers who were based in the Tokyo area...
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    Or a 1/16” chisel, skewing it as above. I have...

    Or a 1/16” chisel, skewing it as above. I have one of those, too. ;)

    Of course, you can avoid the whole issue by not making super skinny pins. ;)

    I don’t remember exactly how wide the base of...
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    The three shape options that Darren mentions are...

    The three shape options that Darren mentions are available in the wider chisels (12mm and up), like this 18mm one. The narrower ones list two options, isosceles/trapezium and shinogi/dovetail.
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    The only difference between a standard oire-nomi...

    The only difference between a standard oire-nomi and the shinogi profile is the triangular profile of the top of the chisel. But both have vertical sidewalls that are nearly identical. Some more...
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    Another Nova episode worth watching is here:...

    Another Nova episode worth watching is here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-samurai-sword.html
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    Did/do they ship to the U.S? That is a...

    Did/do they ship to the U.S?



    That is a good point. I’ve cracked one blade when tapping it out, to the point where I popped the chip completely out. I remember it leaving a jagged surface much...
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    I’m really heartened by that statement, because...

    I’m really heartened by that statement, because that’s one of the main reasons that made me want to write the article with Kees. Like you, Chris, I had seen a lot of information about chipbreakers,...
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    Hi David, Where did you get your plane?

    Hi David,

    Where did you get your plane?
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    Thanks for the shout out, Steve. I really...

    Thanks for the shout out, Steve. I really appreciate it, and I know Kees does as well. It was great working with Kees on the article.

    The translation of the video was a fun project. Mia Iwasaki...
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    Japanese boat builder hammers are readily...

    Japanese boat builder hammers are readily available down to 6 oz (170 g). Hida Tool has tack hammers in 80g, 110g, 165g, and 225g sizes.

    Fixing the blade won’t be as hard as you think. The hardest...
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    Hi David, I think you’re on the right track....

    Hi David,

    I think you’re on the right track. Either your blade wasn’t supported well enough, or you hit the blade too hard or too close to the edge.

    For me, I use a body shop dolly for an...
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    Thanks for the tip on removing a chisel handle....

    Thanks for the tip on removing a chisel handle. That's the technique that I know. I was wondering if there were other ways of doing so, much like there seem to be different ways of setting Japanese...
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    For future reference:...

    For future reference: http://giantcypress.net/tagged/Japanese%20chisel%20setup/chrono

    I don't heat up the hoop. If the hoop works loose over time, it's probably because the wood in the handle has...
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    Any time. We'll get that thing going.

    Any time. We'll get that thing going.
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    FWIW, I do have a set of pre-Irwin Marples Blue...

    FWIW, I do have a set of pre-Irwin Marples Blue Chip chisels that say they were made in Sheffield. I haven't noticed the issue that you're describing when sharpening them using my Shapton Pro 1000....
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    FWIW, when I sharpen up my Japanese chisels, I...

    FWIW, when I sharpen up my Japanese chisels, I work the bevel and the back, and I tend to work about 1" worth of the back, much like you would when preparing a western chisel. Except for when the...
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