chuck van dyck
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I feel like your approach/desire is a bit more inline with the “Krenov” style. I’ve come to really appreciate my planes with a tapered blade...

Sorry if I am mistaken, I don't think this is the one to be used with templates. I have that one. It cuts on the face, not edge like this one.

This is why I love my Japanese tools. I dont really need the perfectly functioning tool as I much as I need a tool with good mojo to get some work...

Thanks for the insight guys. Per usual, was being a little too optimistic. I’ll stick with clear poly. Decent all around and quick build with the...

Those of you with experience using endgrain tools that hollow open forms from the middle out, do you turn in reverse? I’ve been experimenting with...

Most wood I don’t mind buying in the rough, but I’ve gotten myself in a situation once or twice buying white oak in the rough. The color can very...

Size will dictate a lot. Basement bar or commercial bar? I recently made this banquette that was a little funky/curved. 96x48. I did 3 glue...

Makes a lot of sense! I actually had a file billet I was working on fracture and couldn’t figure out why it happened. Now I know. Learning much.

Peter, I used a mapp torch to get it super hot then allowed it to come back to room temp on a big chunk of steel as a heat sink. Then forged the...

Hey all Thanks much for all the experienced input. Will definitely be experimenting with the Michelsen grind, I think I get it. I grind free hand...

I agree with a what Jim said above. But what I dislike the most is any trend that results in craftsmen undercutting each other and making shotty...