Philip Adams

Paul used black walnut and birdseye maple. The centre strips are 1 5/8″ or 42mm and the edge strips are 5/8″ or 15mm. Although this project can be resizes to any size you want and made from pretty much any wood you want.

The appearance of the grain is usually the priority. Grain direction and how it will plane is hard to predict, and a cabinet scraper can always be used for alternate grain direction.

The file removes the steel a little quicker to get you beyond the old burr and a fresh start for the new steel. The diamond stone then gets you a smoother surface ready for the burnisher.

They are made by various brands. You can get them from Screwfix in the UK. Look for aluminium sash clamps

They can be used for wood and metalwork. Depening on the specific use, it can be good to have seperate files for wood and metal, but the file can be used for both.

It will certainly work, particularly with smaller projects. For larger projects, you may find it somewhat limiting, but there are usually work arounds. You can fit stiff wider jaw liners and use the clamp in the […]

Hello Marc-Andre,
Generally you aim to register the flat face of the chisel on a surface as you carefully pare into the corner with a slicing action. If the area is hard to reach, a knife can be used or a chisel […]

Hello Flemming. The main advantage of the bandsaw is its versatility. You can use it to rip and cross cut stock of various sizes, including much thicker stock than a circular saw can handle. You get accurately […]

Have you seen the video introducing the bandsaw which can be seen here?

Thank you for your comments and questions. An interesting discussion. Paul was really looking for a pleasing joint which was valuable for education. He believes that uniting the sliding dovetail with the housing […]

Just to reinforce what a few others have said, here are a few comments from Paul:

This is a problem that occurs periodically and should be corrected as you go. My experience with the bandsaw is that the optimum […]