Comments on: Where is the balance?

By: Christopher Harvey

Christopher Harvey — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:34:00 +0000

Hi Paul,
In my opinion ,you are redressing the balance, of which in the magasines there is very little.
On your Facebook page, you talk of one day courses. How about some weekend courses taking in saw sharpening, dovetails and perhaps making a toolchest?
Possible?
I hope so.

By: Patrick Anderson

Patrick Anderson — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:54:00 +0000

I believe that forrest will grind a blade to whatever angle you want. Why someone would want to cut dovetails on a table saw is beyond me.

I recall reading a article about the hand tool cabinet a few years back in FWW magazine. It was a ply box with finger joints. The writer of the article said it was obvious that the guy who built the cabinet wasn’t a hand tool user and had the cabinet for showing off tools that weren’t used.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:22:00 +0000

It was a sad thing to watch really. Perhaps I might consider doing the same project but using the actual hand tools. It’s quicker and cleaner and more efficient anyway.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Several reasons. They are worse than the heavyweight planes in some ways not the least of which is the very thing woodworkers acknowledged heavy planes stick ti the wood like glue and dolt glide. The old craftsmen found even the lightweights stock to the wood wo how more the heavy planes. Corrugated soles had a habit of grabbing the shaving, pulling it back under the sole on the return stroke and scuffing the surface of the wood with subsequent strokes until detected. Also, as with heavyweight planes, the are difficult to use say on roundovers, where you want to make a bullnose or even a simple chamfer. The vee’s of the corrugation challenge any diagonal cutting because the vee’s grab the corner of the wood. That’s what heavy planes do too.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:47:00 +0000

Seeking inspiration for my own hand tool cabinet plan, I had eagerly viewed the Pekovich tool cabinet videos a few days ago and came away with the same exact disappointment witnessing the irony of the project. After Pekovich states that he will “give handcut dovetails a power assist” but then proceeds to demonstrate an 85% machine+jig approach. I would like to see a time lapse counter to show how much setup time was represented by each procedure. Lastly, wherever does someone get a table saw blade custom ground at 7 degrees?

People should follow any approach they want, but I personally am left feeling a whole lot less inspired by Pekovich’s results.

BTW: Will you be doing a video blog or DVD series on the building of your tool chest? I am now inspired by your current book and DVD set, but attending your school on the opposite coast is not practical given my professional schedule.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Why not buy a corrugated soled number four?