Sharpen the blade. Set the cap iron appropriately for smoothing: https://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/cap-irons-tear-out-video/
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Sharpen the blade. Set the cap iron appropriately for smoothing: https://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/cap-irons-tear-out-video/
Looks like it hasn't sold out (yet): http://www.leevalley.com/us/home/page.aspx?p=72362&cat=900132&ap=1
> ... a video showing any of the production process ...
There's this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOpwhFlD38M
One problem with a wide board is potential wood movement. A single wide board can expand or contract quite a bit as the humidity changes, and that can open up gaps or add stress to joints. A panel...
Skip to about 4:35 to see an example of this applied to butterfly keys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x51zMg7roIs&t=310s
Check out Paul Sellers cutting dovetails in oak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCYjoj6cfno
He starts cutting the tails at about 4:30. He definitely uses more than five strokes to cut those...
The replacment handles sold by Elkhead Tools (http://www.elkheadtools.com/saw_handles.html, also sold by Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=71611&cat=1,42884) might give you...
The Lie-Nielsen web site currently has this: https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/block-planes/small-block-planes?node=4072
Is that the block plane you are talking about?
Mike and John, thanks for the suggestions.
Yep, that's the plan!
A few months ago I got a hand saw in a box of assorted tools at an auction. I've cleaned it up a bit, and now I'm trying to identify the maker.
There is no etch on the blade. Someone with a...
> ... but I couldn't find much
Do a search for "chest with coopered lid" or just "coopered lid". One of the first hits I got is this tutorial:...
Dave, can you post a picture of the end grain, preferably after taking off a clean shaving?
Great idea, thanks. What do you use to finish the trivets?
My prototype (not that a clipboard really needs a prototype!) was pine--four strips glued up--but I'll use hard maple next, maybe with some walnut or cherry strips on the edges.
What would you recommend for a finish to use on a wood clipboard? I know there are "tough" finishes, and "durable" finishes, but in this case, I'm specifically looking for something that can best...
The link that Scott Holmes posted in 2013 is dead. This looks like the new location of the article: http://www.askhlm.com/Articles/ArticleViewPage/tabid/75/ArticleId/5/Wipe-on-Varnish.aspx
George, back in the very first post, you said "I recommend studying OLD books on woodworking,some of which have been re printed." Can you recommend specific titles?
Do you use a primer under the ProClassic?
Does anyone have experience with the Narex rasps? They are available at Highland Woodworking: http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/narex-rasps.aspx
Richard Maguire has a short video about this here: http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/premium-videos/
Scroll down to the second video clip, "An Excerpt From Our Prepping Rant". He also briefly and...
Narex are made in the Czech Republic. The Aldi chisels are made in China--it says so right on the package. Neither the cut of the sides of the chisels nor the shape of the handles are the same as...
For one approach scroll down to "Finish #6" here: http://www.woodworkerssource.com/blog/tips-tricks/easy-fantastic-ash-wood-finishing-techniques/
The price is still $6.99. Made in China, imported by Aldi. After seeing this thread, I went out and picked up a set. The sizes are 8 mm (0.31 in), 13 mm (0.51 in), 18 mm (0.71 in) and 24 mm (0.94...