That timetable seems to be confirmed by my moisture meter, which is showing the wood in the shop as losing about a tenth of a per cent moisture per day.
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That timetable seems to be confirmed by my moisture meter, which is showing the wood in the shop as losing about a tenth of a per cent moisture per day.
I got a quart of Anchorseal 2 (@$21/free shipping/Amazon Prime) and it seems to be a good product. I am cutting the checked ends off and applying it immediately.
I very much appreciate your thoughtful and thorough answer. Trimming checked ends before sealing makes sense to me. I've just put Anchorseal on tomorrow's shopping list.
I have just purchased a load of walnut. It was milled to 4/4 and 8/4 about four years ago, properly stacked and stickered in a dry shed and, despite this being the rainy season in North Carolina,...
I would have thought so, Ted, but have no experience of what carvers are accustomed to paying for prime vintage tools. Thanks for the tip about the demagnetizer. I would not have thought of that,...
Makes sense, Mike. Thanks for the helpful advice.
I am a furniture maker, but not a carver. My late father's estate includes a beautiful set of Robert Sorby carving tools. I will be glad to place a classified ad on this site, but have no idea what...
As I fine tune the drawer runners for a dresser I'm building it seemed once again that it would be nice to have a 24" blade for my Starrett combination square but, at $130 bucks, it has been hard to...
Shouldn't you make a chair for all to go with your mallets?
Each of you raises some good points. According to my Lee Valley Wood Movement Reference Guide poplar and mahogany should be nearly perfectly compatible, soft maple will move somewhat less, and white...
Thanks, David. This is helpful. I have found poplar to be very agreeable wood to work but, unpainted, it's not very pretty stuff. Clear white pine makes pretty drawers, but I worry about its...
I am building a mahogany Greene & Greene style bedroom suite of my own design. Started with the bed and just finished a nightstand. I’m pleased with it, but it is a heavy little sucker. Next up: a...
Good point, Bill. I have mine where I'm not likely to trip on that edge, but I can't imagine what it would take to cut or grind a bevel on this material.
One idea: you could bevel strips of...
That would be very different from the mat I'm talking about. Godzilla couldn't roll this mat - it's much too heavy and stiff.
I note that Tractor Supply now has their Thick Rubber Stall Mat on sale for about thirty five bucks. I’ve had one of these big boys between my bench and set up table for several years now and, I...
Sounds reasonable to me, Greg. Also, if the head's holding power is limited, it's a good reminder not to press down too hard on my diamond stones as I hone.
At this point I think I just need to...
Your report is the one I have been waiting for, Mike. I suspected the issue might be the inability of LV's canted jaws to prevent a thicker chisel from riding up as pressure is applied toward the...
Your conclusions make sense to me, Greg. Since the narrow head does a more secure job of holding chisels, including narrow and thick ones, and the original Mk II head is the only LV option for...
Hilton: have you actually read this sequence of posts?
The reason Greg's video is so helpful is that it demonstrates that the Narrow-blade head will do something that LV says it can't be used...
Thanks, Mike, but I know the difference between the width and the thickness of my chisels.
I was basing my concerns upon the printed specifications LV posted on their website.
Perhaps your...
Many thanks, Greg, for your clear and thoughtful video. I was puzzled by LV's disclaimer in their instructions for the Narrow-blade head that it could not be used with square edge chisels over...
Having gotten my first look at the new Lie Nielsen honing guide here on the Creek last week, it was interesting to note the almost simultaneous release by Lee Valley of some new accessories for their...
I hope you will give us a report on the Sargent. I'm curious to know if they are much different in use from a Stanley.
Well, Thomas, I was curious to know if there is much consensus on jointers, but not surprised to encounter a divergence of views. I can report that I'm getting translucent full-width shavings with...
I appreciate your kind offer, Eric. I'm only a couple of states away - in North Carolina - but don't know when I might be in Ohio. I daresay I would find a #7 to be plenty of iron, but happened to...