I've been playing with the Tormek (250 stone wheel) and the leather buffing wheel to see if it would make a "unicorn" profile. While not as quick as...
Some of my "Jack" planes have a good camber, some less. All more than just a corner "relief" but less than a scrub plane. The camber does a couple of...
One more thing, as you age it is easier to tear or cut skin plus many of us end up on anti-coagulants. Blood is a good rust inducer so you need oiled...
.All the parts are made and more or less fitted, still lots of clean up to go but I had to give it a go as is. While the dumbhead is not attached and...
From my blog: I’m a political junky, I work wood, cook, paint (not much lately), do photography, write about art,life, motorcycles, and wood. I fly airplanes for a living. For a guy that grew up on a West Texas dirt farm in the 40’s and 50’s, I’m OK. I don’t have much use for normal male activities like hunting and sports although I can scratch and ogle with the best of ‘em. I know which fork to use most of the time, for the most part I can get along in polite society. I’ve seen more of the world than most people have and I think I can say things about it that may be interesting.