Balancing hand tool and machine perspectives
…a community and especially for the fine work they produced. Of course as machines evolved and became commercially available they started using them and even developing their own, but what…
…a community and especially for the fine work they produced. Of course as machines evolved and became commercially available they started using them and even developing their own, but what…
What buffing compound shall I get? https://paulsellers.com/2014/05/buffing-compound-for-chisels-and-plane-irons/ https://paulsellers.com/2013/03/buffing-compound-at-harbor-freight/ To read more about the buffing compound and the strop, see the Common Woodworking Sharpening Tools and Accessories: https://commonwoodworking.com/sharpening-tools-and-accessories/…
…The hinge type affects how this will look. The common, steel butt hinge commonly used in hingeing larger doors for say a house or an office room door is stamped…
An empty upstairs room is a blank canvas for some new designs I plan for the coming year of 2023. With the downstairs of Sellers’ home almost complete I look…
…without compromising quality. I took a look at the inside details before I ever wrote the article on it for The Woodworker magazine three months ago. It’s got sumptuous castings…
…sets are as good as most so-called professionals even though they are very young in their woodcraft. Throughout the day we gather around the workbench to talk through…
…because in actuality even professional craftsmen don’t know how to sharpen hand tools any more. I filed the inside corner to increase the hand width a little First thing I…
…still resonates with mixed feelings. Here are some more thoughts I wanted to share: A timberframed building comprises many parts fitly framed together with each of the parts creating the…
…‘professional’ woodworkers would never be able to answer. It’s through this that he gains the confidence he needs that others now rely on. John Winter working with Judy on her…
…and learn the skills of sharpening and not follow the ‘professionals’ any more because their standards went out of the window four decades ago when they lost the skills of…
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