Handsaw coming back to life
…replaced with the ugliest-of-the-world-ones. In the period of isolation I began to restore it. It has needed a new handle, a retoothing and new nuts. In fact, the only thing…
…replaced with the ugliest-of-the-world-ones. In the period of isolation I began to restore it. It has needed a new handle, a retoothing and new nuts. In fact, the only thing…
Add a drawer to your work bench http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXTbyuJ5VQ&NR=1&feature=endscreen…
Amazon lists cheap pipe clamp heads at about $60 for four. https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=pipe+clamp&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Dave…
…web site http://www.jimdavey-planes-sharpening.com/page1.aspx Unfortunately he’s out of stock on the 7″ files. I’m looking for something to sharpen a 5 tip Disston I picked up at the tool sale. Andrew…
…saw will probably handle cross cuts decent thought. Also check this video at about 17 minutes for a very useful ripping method for a benchmate or other taller bench. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL7gjW3ZYcg…
…and techniques we use. In fact, the only tool used in this video that would have been out of place in an eighteenth-century blacksmith’s shop is the wire brush! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=DatZWO9FQvc…
I’ve had success buying vintage tools from ‘The Best Things’. Higher prices than eBay, but the tool descriptions are always completely honest. http://www.thebestthings.com/vintools.htm…
There is an image on this page which shows examples of how some different wood species look with some different grades of shellac: http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=72634&cat=1,190,42942…
…a bench (flat without balcony). But I have a fairly heavy table in the dining room, so I used that : https://www.fine-tools.com/mobile-hobelbank.html Not cheap, not as good as a real…
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/hand-tool-events/USA/47 Lie Nielsen is having a hand tool event in Chicago at Jeff Miller’s workshop. FYI. Escpecially: @jrfinkel & @dborn I think I’ll go and ogle their tools for a…