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22 May 2017 at 9:48 pm #312185
I volunteer at a furniture school on odd occasional days off helping with basic joinery.
I tell people to think they are holding a butterfly or baby bird in there hand when when explaining the grip they need when using a saw. Also get a good stance so your arm will pass your body in a straight line get your sight right with line you are cutting. Veritas saw very good saw yes it will be grabby if you go at it start of cut. but right technic it works perfectly well without any alterations and straight on the push stroke.
I have many saws old spear Jackson’s, Distons etc. Newer Pax and Badaxe a few japs chucked in as well. technic is key plus sharpAttachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.17 January 2016 at 4:14 am #133944Breasted saws working incredibly well.
Saw Manufacturers usually only put this on there top range of hand saws.
I have a Spear & Jackson 26″ rip 6 tpi and a Sandvik 26″ x cut 8tpi both breasted.
Lost count how many saws I have must be around 25-30 Mark- This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Mark Armstrong.
17 January 2016 at 3:58 am #133943I use the plastic top of an aresol can with rag in it.
No harm can come to planes sole being plastic.17 January 2016 at 3:47 am #133942I would check your stones, plates, or whatever your sharpening media you use is flat.
I have seen diamond plates not flat.15 January 2016 at 6:49 pm #133923Angles will be kept that was the main point of mock up. To see if I could do angled mortise.
I did use a guide with angled bit of wood stuck with double sided tape to help me with the angle.
The rails will also be flush with the outside of the front legs.
The back splat will have some fret work. The crown piece will also be a bit different.
The seat insert will probably be done with traditional methods webbing,horse hair, leather.
I have already started Sapele chair, the main mortises have been done on lower section of chair. The tenons for these have been ripped, but shoulders not cut. As I need to do rebate to the rails.
This has been a long time in the making and a slow
Process.
Although I did knock out the mock up in a weekend.
I’ll try and remember to take12 January 2016 at 7:53 am #133845It’s the way of the world Andy.
Machines are the main stay of woodworking nowadays.
With cnc machines even more hand skills will be lost.
Be proud of yourself Andy what you have made.
Hand tool work should be at the start of every woodworkers career, in my opinion.
You have a better understanding of the tools setting out and how different types of wood work.
After handtool initial training, then machines should be taught.
What you want in the end is to be able to combine both types of working.
Keep up the good work.?8 September 2015 at 7:26 am #130163Well done Dan
Scotch glue and hammer not so easy.
Once again grand effort you have done??5 September 2015 at 12:40 pm #130100Not my design and I went on a 4 day course @ another furniture makers school.
Even so still very pleased with result.1 September 2015 at 3:54 pm #129993The Handles are laminated constructional veneers 2.4mm thick x 3 and glide together and put in a former and cramped/clamped up.
The other veneers are 0.6mm thick. The centre panel book matched fiddleback sycamore, pear banding, and cross edge banding Sycamore.21 July 2015 at 6:37 am #128680The old term for double iron is when the iron/blade and cap iron/ chip breaker are together.
Most wooden planes here in UK were made of beech.
I have a few and all are beech.
Philly planes makes a pair of hollows and rounds for about £220 so not cheap.20 July 2015 at 11:43 pm #128668Yes it is a 1 3/4″ double iron
Mouldings planes I would imagine quite tricky to make as you would need moulding planes to make them at least by hand.
The other thing about moulding planes is they have springing lines on them and you hold them at an angle until the spring line on front of plane is vertical. The main reasons for the angle you would be working more one the corner of bord and work down easier on profil of plane. Also is so that the iron and body of plane could be smaller.
Hollows and rounds on the other hand are normally straight and held in upright position but I believe you can get them on the skew as well. -
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