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Dan ,it’s made from an old piece of oak that I had over from another project.The mallet is slightly smaller than Pauls to suit the material.I found it easier to make the handle slightly longer than needed and then oversize the top part of the handle.This gives a bit of leeway when planing the taper as you can cut off the length to suit after.
I’m with George on this one ,made mine using the same method.I used 18mm ply for the base and a tenon saw cut on the knife wall to deepen it.I let the cuts run through to the outside of the board in each case as these can act as channels for water run off as you are sharpening.
It’s nice to see people re-cycling furniture.There is so much what is called brown furniture in the UK going very cheaply because nobody wants it.Very often the piece contains solid oak or elm pieces of wood which can be re-cycled into a new piece of furniture.Where I live in Brittany it’s very large wardrobes that are available that don’t fit into modern houses because of their size.I just love buying them stripping them down to make new furniture.
Iv’e just finished work on my traditional English shave horse.As well as cabinet making i’m interested in green woodworking and so this is the first piece to help me start construction of a windsor chair.It’s mostly made from bit and pieces ,chestnut stakes from the garden to form the vice and legs and a plank of oak given by a friend.The next job is making a pole lathe so i can turn up the spindles for the chair legs.
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I have just finished renovating my Record 52 1/2 vice.I have had it for some time and thought it was about time I did something with it.
I started by stripping it down and degreasing all the parts with white spirit.I used an Angle grinder with a wire brush attachment ,this cleaned off all the surface rust and left it looking pretty good considering my previous neglect.I then re-greased the main threaded shaft re-painted the body and re-assembled.
An electric drill with a wire brush attachment would work as well.
Hi lee. For initial flattening of planes and irons I use a 220 grit belt from an electric belt sander.As someone suggested you need something flat either a piece of slat,granite or something similar.I cut this just short of the internal dimensions of the belt and then fit two small blocks of wood ,one each end to tension the belt.The advantage of this system is that you can move the belt around as it wears . I mount mine in the vice to give a firm base to work on.
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