I know of two saws by modern makers that anyone would love to own. Both are well worth the money and both are proudly made in the USA. Does anyone remember those campaigns in the US and Britain. In Walmart one day in the lat 80’s it said on every item ‘Proudly made in the…
I don’t really read blogs and forums much because it would mean I couldn’t write the things I feel important to pass on. I wanted to help people establish a simple method of sharpening that works very effectively, efficiently and yet does not compromise cut quality. It follows the pattern we use for ripcut sharpening…
I am going to risk it I own a belt sander 4” wide. It’s made by Trend and it’s a piece of poor workmanship but the price was right because I could see how to improve it for what I wanted it for and this is where I take the risk. It’s really the risk…
I own a 10″ Henry Disston with a brass back. Without doubt it’s the best saw I have ever owned and I have had it for decades. A close second is my 60’s Spear & Jackson with its rosewood handle. I use this one in the USA school and this one knows no equal with…
So you need a dovetail saw. I think that many people think that a dovetail saw is for cutting dovetails and though that is true, it is not so much a dedicated saw but simply a small saw we use mostly for cutting smaller joints and that includes dovetails. A well-sharpened well-set dovetail saw is…
