Does Plane Iron Flatness Really Matter? This Blog Could Save You Hours
…do we need it if in fact we do? This question of dead flatness comes up often enough to need more of a definitive answer and my general answer is…
…do we need it if in fact we do? This question of dead flatness comes up often enough to need more of a definitive answer and my general answer is…
… but in the sending, I can tell that some people don’t understand my efforts. Whereas 99% of people who love hand working have come to understand why I have…
…begins. I draw more as I go, make slight shifts, alterations to make sure the integrity of the joints are never compromised. The prototype tests the efficacy but the piece…
…of her home workbench, which she started two weeks ago. This one follows my latest pattern and dismantles for her to transport it as she plans on doing more practice…
…latest designs, and the changes were well worth it. It’s a little more complicated for a couple of less obvious reasons but good ones I wanted. Enjoying the process is…
…have at least the appearance of being more demanding. And it’s this rigid strategy that somehow displaced the more free-forming methods of past craftsmen who , well, simply sharpened and…
If you have any questions on woodworking, we will try to answer them from a working craftsman’s background. I answer hundreds of questions each month. These questions are often duplicate…
…stuff can go there like a granite proof block for testing and flattening plane soles and cutting edge tools like planes and chisels. The well in the top picture…
…could see what I expect from an eBay supplier. Both of the planes were indeed good examples of what I wanted to show them and I dismantled the #4 immediately…
…ray cell. Hmm! This knowledge comes only by experiencing the wood you work in your zone at your hands and NY your willingness to sometimes be patient, experiment and take…
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