Just don't get to carried away trying to flatten more than the last bit of the back if it is curved tip to tail. There is often an intentional belly in a timber slick that among other things offsets...
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Just don't get to carried away trying to flatten more than the last bit of the back if it is curved tip to tail. There is often an intentional belly in a timber slick that among other things offsets...
I did exactly this several years ago on my previous house. It was a huge improvement. Pretty much the same technique though I tiled the landing in slate instead of fastening wood to the top. Same...
While this is important to be aware of, a one-off cleaning of solder ingots isn't something to get someone all anxious over. I think the cautionary advice is necessary though. I just don't want...
It is now. Start bagging.
The sad thing is, you could probably go to Etsy and similar sites and find something analogous and actually for sale like 'Railroad tie fan-back Windsor chair-- $1250'
I was a contributor until I witnessed the whole Stan C. exchange. Now I just stop in occasionally, but quit contributing.
This is why a two piece lamination is better (if laminating) with one being thicker than the other by the thickness of the handle. The mortise is cut in the thicker side only and the other piece...
The beauty of hand work is that you tend to work around what is there, rather than what is supposed to be. No one will ever notice, and as long as it doesn't interfere with squareness or parallelism...
I have to laugh at translations. The tab in google after translating says "Chastisement Chisel". I'm not sure how to take that or what its intended use should be.
What is a travesty are wall-hangers. If it is straight, use it. Imagine if you were a saw...made to saw with the best of them, and you had to sit by and just watch. If it had been thoroughly used,...
Any part of a board that has notable curvature to the rings (near the center) is going to have a lot more movement both seasonal and initially when it is drying. The cutting in "thirds" is really...
Pete's suggestion strikes at a bigger point here in that as long as your sides are square and the same width, you can attach the base however you want, and the twist will conform. If it sits in a...
I would say his occupation is a woodworking instructor. He doesn't make a living selling woodworking projects.
As others have mentioned, amateur carries a few shades of meaning, but professional implies that you make you living off of the trade. Amateur may, in some context, imply the quality of work, but...
Fitting description of Schwartz in almost everything he does. I laughed.
If you search ebay for "12 pc hollows rounds planes set", you will see what I believe are the same ones LV sold.
Looks really nice! Hope you enjoy it. FYI, there are some subtleties to the benchcrafted criss-cross that make it work as well as it does. I have a big wood screw made by a russian guy and it works...
I had one for a while. I always just grabbed a chisel instead, so I sold it.
Adam. PM sent.
Just to be clear, if you were referencing my 'abuse' comment, it was not with respect to edge retention, which one would expect WS to win, but real abuse like prying/twisting etc. (poor technique). ...
Just to add to the discussion and give a comparison to quality western counterparts. I have quite a few nomis (oire, mukomachinomi, and mentori usunomi) from Stan's blacksmith(s). They sharpen...
I bought a can of all rubber bungees (not stranded, just rubber and hooks) from the local hardware store. They had replaced the prior brand with some Chinese import. We cracked the seal on the can...
Two of a kind is a good rule with tools as it is with pets etc. Three is a gateway number and just opens up the door for easy justification of "What's the difference between 3 and 4, 7 etc.?"
I...
Their US General tool chests are a bargain and quite good. 95% of the stuff will just frustrate you with the level of fit and finish. I think I have been three times in the last 6 years -- 2 tool...
Nice wood contrast details. It's just a bench, but it adds a little fun without making it look like furniture. You will get a lot of satisfaction working on it. I am more jealous of the empty garage...