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Sven,
thanks for that, however I live in the Czech Republic, so buying timber in the UK would still be a 1200 mile round trip.
Greg et al,
I am not talking so much about construction grade wood, as I am able to sort through the various offerings in the local Obi to get clear rift or quarter sawn material. (Fence slats are my preferred choice at the moment, which I used for the frames on the attached picture). Where I struggle is getting to a timber merchants and being able to dig around in the hard wood sections. That’s why I am trying to understand if there are any significant differences in the way tools are set up, or work is done in pine vs hard woods.
I suspect that Paul does not really work any differently between the two, but I would be interested in knowing how folks handle tearout when it happens. Or if chopping to the knife wall on a dovetail is done later in the process for pine vs hard wood, so that there is more resistance to moving the knife wall. I can understand that with a lower bevel angle on a chisel (per Mike’s suggestion), less sideways force is exerted on the wall, so less chance of movement.