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10 April 2013 at 8:09 pm #10721
I have watched Paul’s sharpening method once and want to try it but now cannot find it in the 18 videos I have downloaded or by the Search facility on the site. Can someone give the link please? Sorry for a useless contribution. It certainly sounds a lot less trouble than the method taught on a well-known tool prep course- especially the 3 bevel version.
28 March 2013 at 9:49 am #10164Narex Chisels are available in UK . Not sure of distributor. I got mine at Burhouse 2, Dunkeld, Perthshire 01350 727273
30 January 2013 at 7:37 pm #7205Thanks Stephen. I agree about the teaching. I would say that even my first attempt using Paul’s method was three times better than the single set of dovetails I had made before-:and that first-ever effort had to be half-repeated because of the following mistake: After cutting both components of one joint and the tail for the second, I had the third piece (which would have the pins) the wrong way round ( inside out)when I marked the recess to be cut out- ie the ” flare” was facing the wrong way, so that when those 3 pieces were assembled, the only way it would go produced three sides in a Z shape ( except the angles were 90 deg) which made it “difficult” to put the 4th side on!. They say you have to be a genius to make an original mistake. Anyone else done that?
30 January 2013 at 8:35 am #7187As a complete novice, could I ask if people would specify the wood used when they send pics? I made the first box out of some scrap softwood from a skip. It worked OK but the endgrain was very coarse. Now I have a selection of hardwoods bought as ” bargains”. I’m starting to make the pencil box with something labelled ” Jesmo (John Crowe) ” and I have Nargusta and Bullet Wood. Any comments on the workability of these? Some of these posts have given me real encouragement-and how nice to know that others make “silly” mistakes.
How about a ” mistake of the month” competition? I have one I am sure would win. They say it’s good to learn from your mistakes ( Oscar Wilde was right)- but it’s better still to learn from those of others.
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