Scrub Plane, Started week with none ended week with two
…plane that I had bought for £1 from a boot sale that I re-ground the blade to a radius that also cuts great, so I now have two scrub planes….
…plane that I had bought for £1 from a boot sale that I re-ground the blade to a radius that also cuts great, so I now have two scrub planes….
…marking gauge) Tape/Ruler (or both) Sliding bevel Chisel hammer Chisels (at least 1″) Smoothing plane (No 4) Tenon saw *Handsaw Hand drill and screwdriver or drill driver * = optional…
…Dia-Flat lapping plate with Hardcoat Technology(TM) especially designed for heavy use and lapping planes. Apparently the coating is designed especially to hold the diamonds better. Accurate to +/- .0005″. Standard…
I found that a round bottom shave dose not work as well on rounding over or doing convex curve, but you can get better results and tighter on concave curve….
…is over 3/8″ in some places on this wood. When I put my “harder wood” (from a scrap bin, probably Doug fir) 4X4 onto the workmate and started chopping I…
…for them to cut straight. My bench panel saw is 10-point & 15″ long, has thick steel, no taper, and is slightly curved. I cut straight with it all the…
…a museum or a furniture store. I think about how *I* would build those somethings. When I view forums, most of them have separate “hand” and “power” tool sections. I…
Alastsair, I tried the ground strap idea on Feb 14 (a wire to ground from my wedding ring), It didn’t work. I did not try rubber gloves. As a side…
I am in awe at some of the nice comments. Thank you for the encouragement! Denise, the twist was done with a 1/2 round rasp(NOT hand stitch), then a 1/2…
…(rather than the 4.5tpi Pax seem to offer as standard). Does anyone have any experience buying through Toolman or with any of their Pax handsaws. Thanks for any thoughts/advice. Nick…