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Thread: Leather for drawknife case
Post: RE: Leather for drawknife case
Hank Knight Wrote: (05-01-2020, 01:31 PM)
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...something in the 7 to 9 pound range
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MikeLemon |
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05-03-2020, 06:29 AM |
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Thread: Uses for worn out auger bits?
Post: RE: Uses for worn out auger bits?
Timberwolf Wrote: (02-14-2019, 04:12 PM)
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...but "paddle" drills make ...
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A 9/16 one makes a good screw driver for chipbreakers too. |
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MikeLemon |
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02-14-2019, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: More Japanese carpentry
Post: RE: More Japanese carpentry
Aram Wrote: (08-18-2018, 10:50 PM)
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But he doesn't seem to be using a rabbet plane.
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If you pause on the right frame at 1:05 you can see the blade goes clear to the edge like a rebate plane. |
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MikeLemon |
Woodworking Hand Tools
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08-19-2018, 08:50 AM |
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Thread: Which router plane? Veritas or Lie?
Post: RE: Which router plane? Veritas or Lie?
UpstateNYdude Wrote: (11-07-2017, 04:58 PM)
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sharpening the LN blades was a huge PITA
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Sharpen from the bottom (ie treat the bottom as the bevel)
simple diagram:
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MikeLemon |
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11-07-2017, 08:59 PM |
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Thread: Lesson Learned
Post: RE: Lesson Learned
Why are you balancing a board to mark from the pins, why not just transfer marks using the flubbed piece clamped to the new? |
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MikeLemon |
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06-21-2017, 07:43 PM |
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Thread: Gunstockers Plane
Post: RE: Gunstockers Plane
Roy showed a rifle maker's plane in episode s02e03 and s03e10 of The Woodwright's Shop if you have the DVDs, or the episodes can probably be bought from shopwoodworking.com The plane can also be seen ... |
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MikeLemon |
Woodworking Hand Tools
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03-07-2017, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Cutting dovetails
Post: RE: Cutting dovetails
1. Be bold, just jump in and start cutting, the worst thing that could happen is you mess up, learn, and have to remake a piece or build another cabinet. (ie. spend more time doing and less thinking a... |
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MikeLemon |
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02-26-2017, 09:57 PM |
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Thread: Mine is bigger than yours...
Post: Re: Mine is bigger than yours...
I have a Millers Falls 35 and a Yankee 2150, each about two feet long. Bought for about a dollar each. |
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MikeLemon |
Woodworking Hand Tools
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06-30-2016, 03:49 PM |
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Thread: To escape the insanity of fleaBay bidders
Post: Re: To escape the insanity of fleaBay bidders
Yes, The 1084 will work fine for chisels. Craftsmen got along fine for centuries with plain carbon steel.[br][br]Where are you getting 1084? I usually order 5160 from McMaster but would love to use 10... |
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MikeLemon |
Woodworking Hand Tools
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03-29-2016, 05:09 PM |
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Thread: What is the most difficult tool to sharpen....
Post: Re: What is the most difficult tool to sharpen....
[blockquote]AHill said:[hr][br][br]Both require me to hold the tool and manipulate the blade on the sharpening media at awkward angles. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Why not move the stone and keep... |
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MikeLemon |
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01-26-2016, 06:12 PM |
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Thread: Hardening Metal and annealling?
Post: Re: Hardening Metal and annealling?
[blockquote]wmickley said:[hr][br]I think it is a poor method for a plane iron you are actually going to use. As mentioned you sharpen an eighth of an inch and you already need to heat treat again. Fo... |
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MikeLemon |
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11-17-2015, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Hardening Metal and annealling?
Post: Re: Hardening Metal and annealling?
This is how I do it, and it works well.[br]1 Rough grind the bevel. Do not get close to sharp. If the steel is too thin it will burn and be ruined[br]2 Get it bright cherry/non magnetic. You're piece ... |
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MikeLemon |
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11-16-2015, 05:03 PM |
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Thread: Ray Iles Mortise Chisel Issue
Post: Re: Ray Iles Mortise Chisel Issue
I don't post here at all, but I'm bored and your question grabbed my attention. My answer sounds a little harsh, it is not meant that way.[br][br]You were right when you said you thought your techniqu... |
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MikeLemon |
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08-01-2015, 08:48 PM |
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Thread: Full Chisel
Post: Re: Full Chisel
Been lurking for years, but had to make an account to ask this. Is there any plan to bring out ebook versions of these books? Perhaps through Lost Art Press? I love physical books, but have been tryin... |
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MikeLemon |
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05-14-2015, 04:02 PM |