I bought mine from https://www.caneandbasket.com/. Bought the nails there too.
That was 4 years ago. Worked out well for me.
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I bought mine from https://www.caneandbasket.com/. Bought the nails there too.
That was 4 years ago. Worked out well for me.
Hi Clinton, making plane blades for sale is not likely in my future. I did see that Highland Woodworking sells Clifton Plane Blades, which they call .12 inches thick. I wonder if those would be a...
My understanding is that A2 can be more manufactured with less defect than the shallower hardening steels. Most notably with regard to changing shape in the quenching process. If a blade changes...
Hi John,
I do have some specialized equipment that is helpful in making tool blades, and its a rabbit hole that I dove down into a few years ago. The tools that I have that are handy are a...
No help, here. I did not find any. I ended up making my own. I understand why LN uses A2-their blades are beautifully machined, polished, and flat, but I have tailored my sharpening around the...
I've used Silicon Carbide Grit with some sort of thin oil (probably mineral oil mixed with wd40) on a granite countertop off cut. I've done my washitas and India stones in a few minutes. They are...
I have used the magnifier function on my iPhone to good effect. Use a block or something as a stand.
I think I am going to disagree with vertical orientation. Here is why: The weak point of the floating tenon joint is the where the cross grain of the tenon is in contact with the long grain of the...
I wish Lie-Nielsen would make a #52.
I stumbled upon a perfect #51 a couple of years ago in a Habitat for Humanity and I really like it...been looking for a partner ever since.
I would be tempted to use the template on a bandsaw with a follower set up. Then, chase the profile with concave spokeshaves back to the line cut with the bandsaw. That way, you can really pay...
4" rubber no-hub coupling works well for 4" PVC drain to 4" flex duct.
I gave my buddy an 8" powermatic jointer a couple of years ago. We wrestled it into the back of his pickup truck with a ramp in flip-flops. We did not take it apart, it wasn't hard, we aren't...
+1 for GRK screws. Usually sold in the non-big-box local building supply stores. At least in my part of the world.
Big Creek Lumber in Santa Cruz County is currently generating some very nice Coast Redwood boards for just under $3/BF. It's local and seems to be a sustainable product. I've been working with them...
I bought a cheap Huanyang off of amazon to run my 5hp 30" Tannewitz. Works great. Then, I special ordered a second Hanyang that had motor braking enabled and hooked up a braking resistor. It...
"The finest craftsmen back then didn't fully comprehend wood movement"
I have a hard time believing that.
Richard +1. I would think that you could pull the door flat with a flat table underneath. I'd test the theory with a 2x4 and a couple of clamps.
I have been surprised by how much ipe shrinks from green to dry when installed on the many decks that I have constructed of it. In fact, its expansion/contraction from moisture variation is pretty...
I think it very much depends on your soil type. If your soil is free draining and mineral (which it looks like to me, though I could be completely wrong), I would probably flatten a spot and pour it...
Quick google search indicates that English Walnut, otherwise known as Persian Walnut, species Juglans regia, is native to Southwest China and the Himalayas. Probably travelled along the Silk Road,...
I buy the simple gas can caps on amazon-no spout or anything-just caps, and take the spring loaded ones off. I use them a lot for work and always have a long funnel.
I heard that-anyone know what happened to this idea?
I burn all of mine in my wood stove, bark and all, fir and oak. Burns just like the rest of tree. I don't notice any difference. Some folks seem to have a preference for this or that wood. It...
Why not just replace the cutterhead?
I bought a Hans Karlsson adze a couple years ago. It's a magnificent tool with steel that sharpens to a razor edge and holds that edge remarkably well through chopping.
For me, however, it is...