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31 August 2021 at 4:53 pm #726796
After breaking my elbow about 4 years ago, even after it had healed I found anything that needed a lot of sawing a bit of a problem. So, I decided that even though I wanted to be true to hand woodworking and as Paul used one as well, to buy a bandsaw. As we all know, bandsaws of any decent size and quality are not cheap, even used ones requiring travelling hundreds of miles to collect or needing a van to transport it in. I have very limited funds and searched for over two years, but as they say, patience is a virtue, because a month ago I came across a brand new, never used, still boxed (nice and easy to put in the back of the car) Sheppach Vario 3.0 for a price that I had to check, in case the seller had made a mistake. It took some putting together as it was very heavy and I had no help, but with a little ingenuity and the use of fulcrums I managed it. Okay, it may not be a Startrite or some other preferred brands which are just too expensive for me, especially with a decent cutting depth, but with an 800w induction motor and a maximum 8 inch depth of cut, quick blade release and stand with wheels to boot, it will do me just fine. I’ve ordered a couple of blades from Tuff Saw and already have a Record dust extractor. There will be a steep learning curve I’m sure, but I’ll use the Alex Snodgrass set-up technique to help me on my way.
I have quite a small workshop and will have to move it out of a corner whenever I need to use it, but that’s a small price to pay for being able to cut any large piece close to my guidelines quickly, accurately and with little waste. I have a really nice log from an old Walnut tree just waiting to be cut to size that I can hopefully now turn into something beautiful.
8 January 2021 at 10:15 am #693446Blimey! That’s brought back some fond memories.
It was broadcast by Southern Television here in the UK from early 1960’s until Southern TV ceased in 1981 and being a lad born in Portsmouth Hampshire the Southern TV region, I remember watching Jack Hargreaves enthralled, with his soft laid back presentation. It was like a grandad sitting teaching his grandchildren. Also, if I remember rightly, there was a time in the broadcast where the signature tune ‘Out of Town’ went from an instrumental to a well known song sung by a then well known performer here in the UK at the time called Max Bygraves.Anyhow, a bygone era and the sort of TV programme that I don’t think would be made or presented in such a way today.
24 October 2020 at 9:06 am #683484I’m a bit surprised they are only classed as a carpenter’s chisel especially as fine chisel makers such as Ashley Iles, Veritas and others still make Butt chisels and I would hardly think of them as making chisels for what we think as jobbing carpenters as opposed to woodworkes and furniture makers.
I’ll admit my initial thought for them being shorter was maybe you could get more control over a shorter chisel but I guess not.
6 July 2018 at 12:07 am #549142You’re doing a grand job. One question though. You only have single skin walls, how are you going to insulate it so you don’t freeze in the winter, are you going to use insulated plasterboard and what about the roof?
My meager 9.5 x 6.5 work space is a reinforced concrete shed and it is no joke trying to work in it in the winter months. I was going to line it but I need every inch of space I can get so I have bought an oil filled heater with a timer for this coming winter and I’m replacing the window with a double glazed unit. It’s not ideal but sometimes you have to work with what you have and I don’t have the luxury of space in my small garden to build a more substantial workshop.Best of luck.
28 May 2018 at 9:19 am #548228I had the same problem sourcing good hardwood but eventually found a great timber merchants called Duffield Timber in Melmerby nor Ripon which is about 46 miles from me(about 69 from Preston). I know it seems a long way to go but they have a big selection of woods, staff are really helpful. They also do off cuts and bundle deals.
As for using machines, Paul has had his timber initially thickened on a machine, well he did when he was based for a short time at the craft centre before moving to his new premises, as his leaving video showed. Whether he now has his own machine or still has it done for him, I don’t know. He also uses a band saw and has a video coming out soon I believe showing us how to set one up etc. I know to many using machines of any kind is sacrelidge, but sometimes age or physical ability means concessions have to be made.
17 March 2018 at 3:10 pm #498997I must admit I’ve always wondered why Paul or many others chop out mortises using only a chisel. It seems to makes sense to mark a drill bit to the required depth and drill out the centers (using a hand drill of course) ensuring you leave a good 3 mil round the edge, where you then use your chisel to par down creeping up on your lines.
You can still use a guide for the paring ensuring the sides are straight and to the line.Quicker, certainly quieter and surely not compromising on accuracy and still staying true to hand wood working, so why not?
I’d be interested what others think.
26 February 2018 at 12:36 pm #485017PlastiKote also do B13 insignia red in small pots (59ml). Ive seen it for sale at £2.89 plus £1.95 delivery here in the UK from Toolshed. Also £5.53 free delivery on Ebay.
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3 December 2017 at 3:10 pm #392409Wow! what a beautiful piece.
I know they say practice makes perfect, but I’m also a firm believer that in all walks of life, there are people who are simply just gifted human beings able to create such mastery and beauty in their chosen field. Whilst the rest of us mere mortals can only look on in awe.
3 December 2017 at 2:48 pm #392388Green bin for garden waste collection for me too. Although I have a bag in my workshop I fill up first and tend to leave it to the last minute before emptying because I like the smell.
25 November 2017 at 12:47 am #381345What a lovely piece of furniture. Those corbals really make it that bit more special. Can’t wait to see it fully upholstered. A piece that will last for generations.
Oh, and don’t forget to sign it in some way somewhere, so a hundred and fifty years down the line when someone is still admiring it they will know who the master craftsman was who made it.
7 November 2017 at 11:45 am #358264At long last! Lidl York here in Blighty still had some chisels in. Thanks MumblesMalc for the heads up. £7.99 ($10.50) a set of four so I bought two sets. They look OK, pretty robust but the proof of the pudding as they say; so once I’ve flattened the backs and brought them up to scalpel sharpness I’ll see just how good they are.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.2 October 2017 at 9:50 am #327027Nice job and looking at it I guess you are left handed like me. Just out of interest how long is it. Mine is just about five feet as I am strapped for space. You don’t seem to be but it looks about the same size as mine.
2 October 2017 at 9:23 am #327022Blimey good job! So when do you start selling the David B brand of chisels then? Even Marples had to start somewhere.
2 October 2017 at 9:20 am #327021Like you I had no idea what to get and had (have) a very limited budget and went with Paul’s advice of old British chisels found off Ebay or car boot sales from which I’ve had some real bargains. Didn’t look for a set as such, but bought individual sizes as and when they came up at a reasonable price. Certainly don’t be put off by a little rust. I now have a ‘set’ of chisels maybe not of the same make, but certainly of makes with a fine reputation in days gone by. All are old, most but not all needed fettling (flattening backs and sharpening) but all will see me out and no doubt last for generations to come.
I did the same for planes, saws in fact virtually all my tools and I haven’t been sold a dud yet.
24 September 2017 at 2:51 pm #321807Crikey! By now you must be an M&T expert.
They look really good and like Matt and I’m sure many others, I can’t wait to see the finished piece.Cracking job!……After seeing those photos I bet you’d be good at making ladders too…Hah!
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