Reply To: Squaring wood
…test, mustn’t you flip one of the boards over and *still* get a straight line (rather than a gap) before you can decide? Of course, to test just the square…
…test, mustn’t you flip one of the boards over and *still* get a straight line (rather than a gap) before you can decide? Of course, to test just the square…
…too much as a half a degree can change in a flash. File a single stroke, then test it. If not good enough, file again and test it again. Just…
This is the stuff I used: http://www.savogran.com/pdfs/TSP_PD.pdf Neutralization: The instructions indicate to just wash off with warm water, which is what I did. TSP is a base, so I’m guessing…
Selva, I actually had fun sizing the spindles (Vertical slats). Drilling the test hole in a piece of scrap to test the size as you go is key to success….
If one needs to start with a try-square rather than combi, you can make it work. I agree- get what you can get. Either way, learn how to test the…
…so out of true that it was a joke, but which took decent shavings, to have a plane which looks to be completely square, but is a complete bitch. The…
…and tested it on a piece of pine. I made a test cut before sharpenning and another after sharpenning. The kerf seems very rough. Is this to be expected or…
As the sun’s glowing beams etch their shimmering traceries across the workshop, it’s time for us to shed some light on the latest community photographs from the past two weeks……
Finished setting up my shop for handtools only. Got my PS workbench ready. Now time to learn techniques on square sawing and squaring wood in general. As my first test…
…blurpy spray quality from Zinnser’s spray shellac, but that may not matter here because the approach would be to spray the lightest possible first coats. You do *not* want a…