Answering myself ... after the construction roadwork cleared and I got to the hardware store.
Pin-to-pin length is 5", overall length is 5 1/4", cutting length about 4 1/2".
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Answering myself ... after the construction roadwork cleared and I got to the hardware store.
Pin-to-pin length is 5", overall length is 5 1/4", cutting length about 4 1/2".
Every description of pin-end scroll saw blades I find says they are 5" long. Is that overall length? Is that cutting / toothed length? Or is it the distance between pins? I'd like very much to know...
Wood will sometimes move overnight. Some woodworkers won't joint edges like this until the day they intend doing the glue up. Consider that the next time. For this one, there are already some good...
You'll know when you need one! I didn't need one til this week, when I decided to build a small box with internal dividers. The dividers are made from stuff that's 1/8" thick. They are fixed in end...
For those chuckling about cutting the gloves with scissors or slicing them on a table, it might be more useful to think about how gloves actually protect a carver.
The overwhelming majority of...
OK. Do it your way. Use a service. If you have one local, great. If they can sharpen while you wait, even better.
In the time you drive to the service, or the post office, or the package delivery...
Height really shouldn't matter much because you can (1) learn to hold blades at the correct angle no matter what the bench height and (2) after you learn to sharpen well, you'll only be doing it for...
The ABC piece is here: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/pile-cash-carved-wood-21613192
Finish as is. I think it's beautiful just the way it is.
Accurate cross cutting can become VERY accurate, and repeatable, if you learn a "knife wall" technique that Paul Sellers teaches. Essentially, it is this:
- Measure to the length you need.
- Place...
No matter which sequence you use, please be VERY careful with BLO soaked materials. BLO soaked rags are well known for spontaneous combustion. No one wants to burn down their shop.
For "traditional" woodcarving, classic objects, furniture decoration and such, the carving tools you should look for are mostly curved gouges. Look for "sweeps" (curvature) from quite shallow (#3) to...
While you're still thinking, I'll throw in another vote for a 5/8" spindle. I used a 5/8" spindle for the head and a #2 morse taper socket for the tail. The combination gives me lots of options.
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PSI sells "Ultra Gloss" as part of their CA finishing products. It is a polisher for plastic, not a finish coat. Think of it as an extremely fine abrasive, so fine that it will remove the haze from...
Set up a "watch" on eBay. Full sets (16 bits) of Russel Jennings bits come and go with regular frequency. They are usually in one of two packages, a nice wooden case, or a canvas roll. Prices are...
Rarely do I find reason to quibble with Jim. I'll rebut his concern with one simple observation. Almost every shop accident comes from momentary lack of attention, the ease of doing a common task so...
My early sharpening approach used the "Scary Sharp" sandpaper method. It works, but goes through sandpaper quickly. It seemed I was constantly scraping sandpaper off of glass and applying new. As...
Borg SPF for my bench worked out just fine. I used 2x8s and 2x10s for the top, and the aprons (It's an English bench). Legs were laminated from 2x6s. I spent a lot of time sorting through the bins to...
You did really well Todd! Doing incised lettering with only straight bench chisels is quite a challenge.
One notable carver, Chris Pye, has done lettering for years and wrote a book about it...
It is the nature of a v-tool that when carving across grain one side or the other of the tool will be at a disadvantage and likely to tear. The answers are (1) careful grain orientation as in Dan's...
Steve shows how here: http://www.closegrain.com/2010/09/portable-toolboxes-part-2.html
What kind of work will the bench be used for? How much space is available? Where will the bench be used (against a wall or not)? How far can you reach?
The answers to those give you a bench size,...
Hand engraving is an art form that nearly died away in the mid 1900s as gun manufacturers and jewelry shops turned to automated methods. Laser etching has replaced nearly all production engraving....
Really??? Box em up and send them to me.
Others praise the newer LV and LN planes, and for very good reason. Yet, I find that the sweetheart era produced tools every bit as good as todays, and...
The TFWW Gramercy bow saw is a very fine saw. I made mine using their plans and their pin ends, my own wood.
Instead of hickory, I used oak. I had oak on hand and used it. No regrets. It's plenty...