My now deceased father showed me 3 or 4 decades ago how to grind a used up mill file in much the same way as Derek's, the Stew Mac (which I have) and...
There are methods for cutting square with a square, with one being the reflection of the board on the saw plate, showing as a straight line. I ain't...
Started in life (after college) as a carpenter's apprentice, 4 years later, with a journeymen's card, I thought I knew everything. Fifteen years later, I left the construction trade to start a manufacturing business-powder metallurgy. Been at the business some 22 years and hope to retire in the next 5 years, if not sooner. Majority of parts we make go into new cars, with virtually every car built today having at least a few parts in it that we made.
Location:
DuBois, PA
Interests:
Woodworking, American history, particularly Civil War and reconstruction era
Find latest posts
View Articles
View Blog Entries