There has to be enough play so that the iron can be adjusted side to side so that it cuts evenly on each side. We tap the iron while it is wedged to...
When we make a mortise we cut the fibers across the grain and depend on the fibers on the side walls to slide along the grain to complete the cut. We...
Something tells me you haven't been making a hundred feet of the same molding by hand. Using a jointer for making a bevel like this is awfully clumsy...
It sounds like you have never worked jarrah. It is within the range of hardness for hickories; the pignut hickories are somewhat harder. And we have...
In general, the stone gets a bit dished and naturally creates a slight camber on the blade. I have sharpened freehand for over sixty years and rarely...
I sounds like you have never learned to use an Arkansas stone. The finer stones have finer crevices. If you cut coarse crevices in a fine stone, the...
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