I have found that fingernail profiles on gouges are very useful in some cases- especially when doing relief carving. At the end of a stopped channel or, with the gouge inverted, finishing the end of...
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I have found that fingernail profiles on gouges are very useful in some cases- especially when doing relief carving. At the end of a stopped channel or, with the gouge inverted, finishing the end of...
Just put it in the dishwasher with the old gummy stones
Tom,
the first three 'facts' you list are all OSHA regulations; they apply in workplaces. The restrictions on running them through holes and doorways are there to prevent damage to the cord and also...
Nice work Eric - Do you plan to copper-plate it first before nickel plating? I ask because I have an early 55 and where the nickel is worn off in places it's clearly copper plated beneath, apparently...
As my roommate and I learned in my less-than-hygienic first bachelor months after college, tomato sauce (spaghetti sauce), left in a pot for a day or three with a little water, will leave your pots...
I can open them
3 weeks after 9/11 I had to take a trip for work. The airports were still screwed up then, and I probably cut the time too close, so when I checked in it was less than 90 minutes before my flight and...
Hi Tony,
that brace is in pretty good shape compared to a lot that I have- the knurling on the chuck isn't all worn off, etc. To get a tool to "old but cared for" appearance, stop the rust and be...
in addition to a finely-set cap iron, thin shavings and planing from different angles, I have had luck getting very smooth results in and around resinous pine knots by painting on some turpentine or...
my 58-year-old brother (first born) just found out he has a different father than my other two brothers and I, but the same mother. We even used two different genetic testers to verify. As far as...
Hi Jim,
a toenail (I have seen it called "nosed") shape on a gouge also allows you to :
1. make a tapered stopped groove with a perpendicular "stop", like your finger catch- if the gouge were...
Woden and Record (at least) made an adjustable holdfast that came with a flanged mounting hole fixture. Apparently some had a backing plate as well, so you sandwich the bench between the cast iron...
We have a 6-foot black rat snake that has lived in the yard the past 5 or so years. It goes in my tool shed or workshop when it is time to shed so nobody bothers it. I will see or hear it moving...
Yeah, Mel, as a matter of fact somewhere in my childhood treasure boxes I have a piece of shale with a coal fossil of a horsetail stalk that was about an inch in diameter, so I guess it could be...
I planted some horsetail/ scouring rush near a pond in my back yard- I figured it was native, so it would be OK. I actually transplanted a few of the rhizomes from a small stand in the woods. A few...
according to the Pollaks' book, Garrett Roseboom made planes in his own name in Cincinnati from 1842-1861. This might be from the earlier part of that range as it appears he combined skills and...
I just did this in a room this spring (1950 house with 6" pine baseboards). I considered the Ultra=saw, but got the Dremel MultiMax oscillating tool instead because it has many more uses aside from...
Back in my early days inspecting construction sites for safety, we used plug-in GFCI wiring indicators to check if the temporary wiring was done correctly. There was a test button on the tester which...
From when I lived further south:
-He has enough money to burn a wet mule (i.e. a lot)
-That baby sure has a purty head (when you can't say the truth about the baby's looks- kind of like "bless her...
for bowls and spoons, I get a lot of use out of a Pfiel D5 bent gouge at 12mm (D5L/12) and a straight D7 20mm (D7/20). I also use the bent knives, but the gouge is faster at clearing waste and...
Advertising and promotion, when obvious (like celebrity endorsements), affect me by making me disregard it. Like probably many here, I don’t look for advertisements to sell me, I look for...
Bob,
thanks for sharing your story and the project - significant achievements all around.
Karl
If you've never seen the guts of a modern sofa, try to find a free one on Craigslist and deconstruct it layer by layer without just cutting it apart. I have done this re-upholstering a few in the...
Hi Andrew,
I would at least try to rebuild this bench if my wife gave it to me as a special treat, but I'm a glutton for punishment. Here are some thoughts along those lines:
- This is a...
about 20 years ago I made several theatrical backdrops 57 feet wide. I used muslin from a theatrical supply shop because I could get it in seamless lengths and they had a running pocket 'hem' sewn...