Reply To: Rosewood Handles – import/export restriction
I found this video on http://www.wood-database.com/ that helps explain what is going on with all rosewoods. http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/rosewoods-bubinga-really-banned-cites/…
I found this video on http://www.wood-database.com/ that helps explain what is going on with all rosewoods. http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/rosewoods-bubinga-really-banned-cites/…
https://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/dept/TD/item/MS-JB.XX has the Jennings pattern augur bits, which Paul prefers to the Irwin pattern. You can also get high-end sets at Lee Valley and probably a million other sites. Cheapie…
…see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yebe1S9WDZA They can go in back to hide them, or in front to emphasize them, and Simon James details the correct method to make them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PHg7xR5H0…
Frank, FYI: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Steel-Wool.html Unless otherwise specified, hardware store steel wool is coated with a process oil. Here’s the “otherwise specified”: http://www.amazon.com/Briwax-Steel-Wool-Grade-0000/dp/B009UY8UIQ I’ve not had a problem with the oiled stuff…
Paul wrote in his blog last year: “Another point, Joel of Gramercy fame, (www.toolsforworkingwood.com) has produced the finest bench hold fast I have ever used. I wish I could get…
…these old files from Disston, Heller and others. Lee Valley sells decent Grobet saw files for very reasonable prices as well. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=69854&cat=1,320,43072,43089,69854 You will need specific files for saws within…
…found for the Hammer Paul uses here in the USA. Anybody find a cheaper price? $23 + $10 shipping http://www.hammersource.com/Soft_Face_Hammers/Replaceable_Tip_Hammer_1_1/2_face_diam._Chrome_plated_zinc_head_Plastic_handle._Nylon_faces.1_1/2lb/ There is also a wooden version: $22 + $10 http://www.hammersource.com/Soft_Face_Hammers/Replaceable_Tip_Hammer_1_1/2_face_diameter_chrome_plated_zinc_head_wood_handle._Nylon_faces._1_1/2lb/…
…I’m from Portugal! I decide to share this links, because i’m trying to built one of these. To make nutcracker-wooden screw for christmas gifts! Any help or thougts? http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/dassis/art/TapDie/TapDie-01.asp http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?p=2413…
…and stick with that brand, like one of these: http://www.hobbylinc.com/ca_super_glue I used this stuff: http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/hlc/hlc106.htm Sometimes the pad face of the clamp itself is not truly flat (mines were concave…
…paint. Black Leather Shoe-Dye in Shellac looks and feels much better than a painted finish. Try these videos on YouTube and let us know how you get on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uT5NvrRh08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM_693A4UfU…