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Thanks everyone. To be honest a lot of my tools and techniques are adapted based off of Dereks advise. It's his setup that I wasn't to emulate. I also think he wrote in his site that you can use most...

Hi all, I'm getting a slow speed grinder with a cbn wheel. I've never done hollow grinds myself. Would appreciate it if any experienced woodworker could advise how much to grind on the blade before...

OK I got it.

Thank you, Ill stop hijackings the post now :p

not sure I understand you.

I sharpen mine primary 20° with a secondary of 35°. I use a honing guide and have a facet between the primary and the secondary bevels. what does rounding the facet to...

Hi Luke,

I am building a 5' workbench for the apartment. I decided to use round dog holes and a planing stop from veritas (the black bar in the pic)
I took the idea from an image I found off of...

I'm feeling pretty silly about this now, and I don't want to hijack the OP's post but why should I round the secondary bevel on mortising chisels? easier entry?

I stand corrected

Hi, I'm trying to understand how to buy a "good" set of dividers.After recently buying a cheap quick adjust divider set that did just that - quickly readjusted my measurements mid use I'm looking for...

No, in this case I believe that Derek and others mean rounding off the non cutting "top" of the primary bevel to make it easier to use for leveraging waste (marked with a red arrow in the picture)...

wow thanks a lot for that feedback!

I don't buy much woodworking equipment in Israel.

shops here are generally overpriced, and lack decent customer service. since I am "trained" (self taught) from Youtube, books and this site I am...

Thanks, I was considering using a spokeshave to thin out the middle if it bulges. I didn't consider it splitting - you may be right



Round dogs would require a round spring. the middle would...

Bullets look much easier

what size should I get? I can get them on Amazon

I like to add the curve after freehand but the edge is guide sharpened. Either way that wasn't the OP's question

I just checked (I have both).

no they will not.
the chisels taper towards the point and they taper as a trapezoid. this means that there is only one point of contact on each side of the guide. I...

Bought! :D

Hi all,

TL:DR will this design for a round spring loaded bench dog work?

I have FINALLY finished the front top of my workbench! I have some holes drilled out at a 2° lean for the tail vise and...

1. top heavy is still heavy. Right now I have one half of a split top route on sawhorses and it barely moves when I plane. Double the top weight, and add substantial legs and the thing will be rock...

Luke I feel your frustration, I live in an apartment too and am also building a bench.

I chose to make a Roubo just a really short one. my working theory is a smaller bench needs to be thicker to...

Hi folks,

I recently got a shiny new [old] toy for my emerging woodshop.
a fellow creeker agreed to help me get a Yankee 2100 brace.

when I got it it squealed like a demon. a little cleaning...

can I just take a moment and ask something (as an ESL speaker)?
Why is "Tool" such a derogatory phrase in English? We all love our tools. I have obsessed over which ones to get and can afford. this...

I have 3 bs paring chisels all with a long handle and the curly maple handles. There can be quite a bit of variation in the grain but all are beautiful

that’s a good tip. I usually found that plying me with alcohol was necessary when I had to start working maple end grain. Never thought of using it on the wood…:rolleyes:

No not yet. I have a PMV blade I ordered. tomorrow I'm going to grind a camber and test it on some maple I need to work

I recently bought a couple of the paring chisels.

when I got them, one of them arrived chipped (which I felt was forgivable, since they were repackaged via a friend) and with black epoxy leaked...