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…Then I ordered a stick on-line. I don’t remember what dealer I ordered from, but the manufacturer is “Formax” (www.formaxmfg.com). It’s called “Micro Fine Honing Compound, Product No. 12668. It…
…Then I ordered a stick on-line. I don’t remember what dealer I ordered from, but the manufacturer is “Formax” (www.formaxmfg.com). It’s called “Micro Fine Honing Compound, Product No. 12668. It…
@georgeinnwfla Here you go George, it’s in his blog. There are more Here is the main one. https://paulsellers.com/2015/07/doing-business-with-different-people/ And follow ups https://paulsellers.com/2015/07/becoming-an-artisan/ https://paulsellers.com/2015/07/more-on-being-an-artisan/…
Here comes the next project: Norm Abram’s Adirondack Chair The original plans and cutting list can be found here: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/August_05_Norms_Adirondack.pdf They were released in Popular Woodworking, issue August 2005. Since…
…faster than the strop and gives a better edge. The grit size is a bit under a micron, which is comparable to the Lee Valley green compound. The only reason…
I’d like to share this link: https://www.handkrafted.com/ Found it while googling and liked the idea. Very interesting post in their blog: https://blog.handkrafted.com/sustainable-timber Have a nice day!…
…tools. As woodworkers, at its most basic level we cut to a line that we’ve marked. The lines may be complex the assembly may be complex but that first step…
By the way, if you haven’t used your Narex chisels and your first job is mortising, you almost definitely *must* sharpen first. They probably come out of the box with…
You’re missing the depth stop, fence and fence rods, and the nicker it looks like. Unfortunately it’s cheaper to look for another complete one than it is to try to…
I’m 5’10” and I like my bench to be 37″ tall. Paul has written quite a bit about it. Here is what I can remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJHrSmZQx10 https://paulsellers.com/2013/05/the-question-of-bench-heights/ https://paulsellers.com/2012/10/the-long-and-short-of-bench-heights/…
…and you will understand when you can use the leather rough side up with compound or smooth side up without. I would use the former coming from a 1200-4000 grit…