Reply To: Sharpening plane iron: several newbie questions
…polishing (I really thought I had polished it, but on the picture it looks horrible). [attachment file=”142713″] After that, one picture of the polished flat face. Still not perfect, but…
…polishing (I really thought I had polished it, but on the picture it looks horrible). [attachment file=”142713″] After that, one picture of the polished flat face. Still not perfect, but…
A while ago, I have seen a video about making an old style bucket (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE7QA1chUzw) and I thought, that it would be a wonderful project to make one by myself….
…no need for me to widen the mouth. That means I really don’t even need two #4’s, but just a second blade. As it turns out, I have two, though….
…pieces. With regard to squareness and dimensions, let’s use Paul’s box with hinged lid as an example. The box has four sides dovetailed together, a base, and a lid. The…
…Morgan in 1971 I think. He offered me a 10″ QR for $154. 00 Which is considerably less than the retailers. If you like I can Look up his number….
…It if works, it beats the heck out of buying and transporting a log chopping block that weighs a good part of a hundred pounds. http://www.harborfreight.com/universal-bench-grinder-stand-3184.html#reviews (wait for a sale)…
…the respective dados. If my description is not clear, please contact me and I will sketch up a drawing. Harold Blair [attachment file=”Photo 1.JPG”] [attachment file=”Photo 3.jpg”] [attachment file=”Photo 4.jpg”]…
For something like that , yes, a grinder would be my first choice. If a grinder is not available then start with 80 grit and get the thing to proper…
…with… I know the recess is 1/8″ deep, but how are they made? I understand the concept of making a hinge mortice,s topped dado, housing dado, etc, but all these…
…“Whitworth” pitch. That may not be the correct name as I have seen it in a couple variations. However, the angle of the faces of the threads are different from…