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I forgot to enable email notification. I just read your replies. Thank you for valuable information.
I have visited multiple web pages that claim walnut oil polymerizes. I believe they used to use walnut oil for oil painting (where paint hardens). I wonder if walnut oil needs to be processed specially to polymerize.
I am aware of the situation with walnut oil and nut allergy. I’ll use my spatula responsibly.
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I do have a $6 saw that I sharpened for rip-cut (my first-ever sharpening victim), so I can dedicate this saw for cross-cutting. I finally watched the Andy Lovelock video, and I feel I’m ready to put some fleams into my saw! I think “cows and calves” is spot on. That must be what I have. I will make the wooden jig. Thank you all.
I’m also looking for a fine-toothed tenon saw, say 14 ppi. I’m thinking rip-cut pattern for that one and use it for both rip-cutting and cross-cutting. I’d hate to have to buy two tenon saws, at least for now.
Thank you all.
I got the idea for filing the saw in rip-cut pattern and using it for crosscut from one of Paul’s videos:
I don’t know yet how to file a saw in cross-cut pattern. (If there’s any good instruction somewhere for this, please let me know.) I purchased an 11 ppi/tpi saw, thinking that the teeth are small enough that it will work well enough for crosscutting with rip-cut teeth.
Can one easily switch the filing pattern on a saw? If I were to file the saw in rip-cut pattern today, then can I file the saw in cross-cut pattern the next time? And switch it back again to rip cut sometime later? May be I can start using the saw with rip-cut pattern and switch it later to cross-cut? When I learn how to do it, that is.
Hi Eddy,
Thanks. Yes, I have. If fact that’s where I saw Joseph’s leather flesh side up and started wondering.
My gouge seems to cut only if I come in at a very high angle. I believe I’m supposed to put a slight “back bevel” on the inside to fix this. (I have an out-channel gouge.)
Also, it doesn’t cut well cross-grain. It just tears the wood. I’m interpreting this to mean I just don’t have a sharp enough edge. It’s an old used gouge, so I’m wondering if I need to polish the inside better.
It’s my first try. I hope to try again tonight.
I remember seeing Paul demonstrating the “figure 8” when sharpening a gouge. Now I cannot find the video. Am I making this up? Can someone point out to me which video it was?
Thank you all for a lot of good information. After 24 hours of setting time, my piece of leather isn’t going to move. So, it’s grain side up for me.
I did buy a Veritas honing compound.
I just gave the whole thing a try. My gouge has a nice mirror shine now. It’s looking pretty good. Now, if only I can actually get it sharp… I’ll keep trying.
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