Paul, Long plane? Bevel-up, bevel-down? Part I
…temperatures and such. Surprisingly wooden planes change only minimally by comparison, so the supposed greatest attribute of owning long all metal planes is compromised by the fact that metal planes…
…temperatures and such. Surprisingly wooden planes change only minimally by comparison, so the supposed greatest attribute of owning long all metal planes is compromised by the fact that metal planes…
From the populous comes more and more information leading to better understanding and greater levels of actual reality. Now that we have passed the 100 mark I would like to…
…Woodworking as commonwoodworking.com so we could tell the truth without selling subscriptions, taking sponsorships, selling classes, tools or equipment. We began our planned strategy to steer, guide and educate new…
…dependent except for some industry enterprises. Even there, it is only a question of showing you are competent in certain skills surrounding work and safety. Common sense stuff most people…
Indeed you can. Someone wrote and asked this question. You can carve spoons and a whole lot more using mesquite. I have made hundreds of items and furniture pieces using…
…adjacent positioning of the mortise cut 90-degrees to the other. See photo’s. Short tenons can be far from ideal for some work so it’s more a question of trying to…
…and this can compromise our crisp clean edges. The best squares I think Starrett combination squares are the very best made. For the quality and engineering standards they tick every…
…they are usually side by side comparisons and you have no idea of the experience of the users. They also test tools in a test tube circumstance of isolation rather…
…to let you test out our efforts to see if it is indeed truly interactive. We invited some woodworking buddies from our woodworkingmasterclasses.com site to try it first and we…
…out some years ago. When I test tools sent to me by manufacturers I test them and send them my findings. When I find something of concern I let them…
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