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I learned from George Sawyer…

No matter what method you use, the back needs to be reasonably flat and the bevel needs to be uniform. If the back has been beaten on and there’s some mushrooming,...

Patrick, I put an edge on that knife last night and shaped spindles and legs with it today. Fortunately/unfortunately your landfill prevention services are not needed. I do thank you kindly for the...

519386I’m visiting Maine to take a chair class with Andy Glenn. While here, I had to make a stop and look around Liberty Tool Co. I had to pass up a few items that are too heavy to fly home, but made...

Mighty fine.

With the lack of production on the LN no. 8, this is probably the best available option on a premium, full-sized, jointer. Should go quick.

This opportunity likely won’t come up again. I’ll take em. PM sent.

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up going to the Air and Space museum after work on Thursday for a quick visit. The engine displays dating back to the teens were incredible. Also, the fact that...

I’ve got to head out to the DC area for work next week and I’m looking for any museum or cultural resource suggestions to visit if I get time. Where I live in NW Montana does not have much of a...

Pm sent on the side bead.

Please note that the dark spot is not a chip or gap, but a streak in the maple and is totally solid with their resin process.
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I bought a 16oz lignum handled mallet from Blue Spruce Toolworks at Handworks this September. It was the last of that "special edition" run with lignum for a handle. Then, this Veteran's Day they...

If they are the same as stone as the Shapton Pro's, then yes you can spray them and start sharpening without soaking. At least that's how I use mine with no issues. Also, those are the same grits I...

I'm leery of hanging anything with much weight on the wall. Right now I've got my panel saws and draw knives on the wall, but there's a counter right below them and nothing on a hook or peg weighs...

Now that one is complete, I thought about doing the stock prep with machines to speed things up and then make a ciuple more as gifts for friends. Either as furniture or shop fixtures.

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Over the weekend I finished the first of a pair of sawbenches from a FWW magazine article. I bought the construction lumber a couple weeks ago and cut/ripped everything to rough length and then let...

Derek,

BRILLIANT!

Thank you for sharing.

And so as not to completely derail this thread....

...My favorite new tools are a Veritas Medium Router plane (just the right size) and I finally...

Nice write up Derek. Where did you source the ferrules for your turned wooden handles? Or did you turn them down from round stock?

You hit the nail on the head! There are many different “right methods”, pick the one that works for YOU. Sharpening is not a competition, just a pitstop on the road to woodworking.

I'm in the same place Richard. I finally bought the Veritas honing guide with both rollers about a year and a half ago and found it easy and intuitive to use. I get more repeatable results than...

Where are the models marked on the jorgensen clamps? I accidentally bought a jet jointer last night and grabbed a couple medium size hand clamps for another $5. Trying to figure out the model.
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Derek,

I’m in the same boat as for working the back of the iron to remove the burr, but since that’s typically 1-3 passes on the fine stone it’s not something that concerns me. And yes, I reckon...

Derek,

I put a few sprays of Simple Green concentrate into my spray bottle of water and haven't noticed much difference in how much the irons tend to suction cup themselves to the stone. On this...

Definitely a big crowd. But not so big that any wait was too long or things were uncomfortably close.

I enjoyed it as well. I caught up with some folks, made some friends, said thank you to folks that are an inspiration, scored a couple tools, got on Hillview’s list for a 4” bevel and had a great...

I forgot about all the talk of smoked meats around the previous Handworks. Now I’m excited for the event, and oddly hungry.