Reply To: Hollows and Rounds
…a hollow (cuts a convex surface), yes, you’d use a grinding wheel wth a rounded profile. I don’t have as much experience as it might sound…I’ve made exactly one hollow…
…a hollow (cuts a convex surface), yes, you’d use a grinding wheel wth a rounded profile. I don’t have as much experience as it might sound…I’ve made exactly one hollow…
…work. You could always get some pallets – they’re cheap and often free – and carefully remove the nails. They’re usually built of pine or oak. Good luck : )….
The saw is probably pretty rare just because their production wasn’t a gnat’s eyelash compared to Disston or Atkins. That particular handle screams 1950’s or later. Tote grips got big…
…about woodworking. As you can see, it’s only partially working, as I’m obviously sitting here writing a novel 🙂 In my defense, it’s pretty late here and I don’t think…
…rectangular “clamping plates” with that off-centered pin in combination with the wedges work astonishingly well. They don’t have the versatility of a real vise and not much clamping force, but…
…have an electric grinder so changing angles goes fast, and an extra chisel, try it! After all, if you do not like the 17-20 degree angle, it takes all of…
…box’s story but not necessary to read…:) I had a 4/4 (~9/16″) strip of mahogany that I bought a while back and decided to use it as my material of…
…a 3/8″, 3/4″, and 1″. When the box came today I opened it to find the ordered 3/4″ and 1″, but with a 1/4″ instead of the 3/8″. A quick…
I don’t know if you tried this, but if you find that you need to adjust a shoulder, it can be very helpful to freshly sharpen your knife, get a…
FWIW… Have made three of Paul’s rag/oil cans. I used soft flannel cloth for two of them and they work as advertised. Then I used a harder denim-like fabric for…