Questions answered – Dovetail sizing
…and use routers and jigs means working efficiently. No one ever gave me a blank cheque and said take your time, so economic efficiency has always been critical to my…
…and use routers and jigs means working efficiently. No one ever gave me a blank cheque and said take your time, so economic efficiency has always been critical to my…
…anti machine and in fact don’t use them. Of course I do use machines. I own a full complement of quality older machines including a mortise machine, jointer, planer, bandsaw,…
…an age when substitutes are being rightly subdued to a secondary level. I see more of you reaching for the hand planes and tenon saws than for the router and…
…type of hand plane inside out too. I understand every plane there is to use and have used them all at different times for extended periods—many decades in most cases….
…been looking for as well as another plane I wanted for a gift for someone. I bought a stick of ebony for inlay wood from another booth and also discovered…
…entertained and at the same time sell them a router, jig and bits then more power to you (sarcasm intended). Those good at using power equipment with plugs and batteries…
…when I surface planed it previously. Offering the well board to one side will show where if necessary you need to plane. Plane the edge until it fits tightly to…
…tops and bottoms with mortise and tenon joints that form the corners. We will be running the grooves with plough (plow) planes and not routers and then we will be…
…a slight twist periodically. I began to see then that there is not really that much new that one needs to know about in using say a router or a…
…only method I teach and everyone seems to like it once they do it. Many mass manufacturers now go over their machine joints and so too small makers using routers…