Another mag misinformant
…and the reality is that the weakened top can more easily fracture purely because of the saw kerfs if more movement takes place, which is no solution at all really….
…and the reality is that the weakened top can more easily fracture purely because of the saw kerfs if more movement takes place, which is no solution at all really….
…other is proven. One is sharp in the hand, awkward to feel and to use. The other handles easily, is soft, and moves smoothly and freely in the wood. …
…of woodworking for or should I say with young people. Few understand the dilemma; some do, but only in part, and so I conclude that they cannot truly comprehend my…
…were designed for the enjoyment of class-separated woodworkers of distinction and the most common of all was the classic type shown here. Fine saws can be hard to come by…
My hope chest has several rails to interconnect at the corners. Tough wood being made from solid oak, but I’m planing them by hand quite easily using hand planing methods…
…problem that occurred in bevel-down, Bailey-pattern planes, which are the most common of the metal bodied planes and account for about 95% of metal planes used in the US and…
…North of England Woodworking Show this coming weekend. You might be surprised by my findings today. Instead of using a panel-raising plane, a highly specialised and very expensive plane if…
…JUST AS EASILY have cut it with hand tools in the same time by hand? Now I am not talking about resawing a 4x 8 oak beam, so we must…
…and used for this testing so you can compare. Here is another clue for tomorrow’s blog. You can adjust the frog on a Bailey frog more easily than you can…
…often complain that marking gauges are difficult to use. They are not, but they can be at first. The problem is that people spike them down into the wood and…
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