I am newly motivated to sharpen my hand tools, something I neglected. Many years ago, I purchased Japanese chisels from Japan Woodworker. Not Tasai etc. I just purchased a sharpening book last week, and today attended a sharpening class at Woodcraft. I brought one of my chisels in. The method...
Last Post By: Cameron Wood Yesterday, 1:32 PMI have been doing woodworking many years, and consider myself very average as I have great machines and can make some nice things, but I have not really invested time into buying and using hand tools. When I get better at that, then I will consider myself an above average woodworker. I have had a...
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Last Post By: Rick Potter Yesterday, 6:32 PMHi guys, I have Felder F900Z spindle moulder along with the Felder Curve Moulding Guard. My current project is to make curved windows and a big 4 sash balcony door. The shape of the frame, which is 2.7meters wide, is shown in .pdf attachment below. My question is: What is the best way to setup...
Last Post By: Joe Calhoon Yesterday, 10:07 PMHaitham,
If the wax you used is some combination of hard natural waxes like carnauba wax with some things like bees wax and linseed oil,
If you want a stone to refresh the edge of your chisels or irons, you'll be best served by a soft arkansas. A hard arkansas is a very hard stone, more
Rafael Herrera Today, 12:20 AMLike many, I used them for trim during renovations (remodling to you south of the 49th parallel) and work great. I got my set and added clamps when needed
Aaron Rosenthal Today, 12:03 AMReplace the 800 grit with a Norton Fine India stone. Replace the 4000 grit with a soft arkansas.
Luckily, both of those should be fairly
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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