Phil Cyr
03-08-2022, 2:31 PM
Hello! I'm Phil Cyr, and I would like to introduce myself with a recent project to cement my Neanderthal status.
Until a bit over a year ago I had been away from woodworking for about five years, since I last had access to a shop. I used to put all my focus on the design of the project and considered the construction basic application of skills associated with operating machinery. Well, about a year ago I felt the need to make something out of wood. Without access to a shop I reconsidered my stance on hand tools. Well, I'm sure glad I did! I'm having a blast with my very small shop space (less than 50 square feet) and don't have any desire to return machine focused work.
This time around I decided to put a primary focus on Japanese tools. After a year using a mass produced gennou, I decided to upgrade. Below you will find some pictures of what I got. It is a Hiroki head attached to my first shot at making a handle. I had to cut a compass plane block for one of my plane blades to cut the curve.
There are a few things I know are "wrong". As I understand the grain orientation is wrong and the wood is not recommended. So far it is holding tight. I'll see what the future holds.
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Until a bit over a year ago I had been away from woodworking for about five years, since I last had access to a shop. I used to put all my focus on the design of the project and considered the construction basic application of skills associated with operating machinery. Well, about a year ago I felt the need to make something out of wood. Without access to a shop I reconsidered my stance on hand tools. Well, I'm sure glad I did! I'm having a blast with my very small shop space (less than 50 square feet) and don't have any desire to return machine focused work.
This time around I decided to put a primary focus on Japanese tools. After a year using a mass produced gennou, I decided to upgrade. Below you will find some pictures of what I got. It is a Hiroki head attached to my first shot at making a handle. I had to cut a compass plane block for one of my plane blades to cut the curve.
There are a few things I know are "wrong". As I understand the grain orientation is wrong and the wood is not recommended. So far it is holding tight. I'll see what the future holds.
475464
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