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  0 Thread: Is this a good finish for wooden utensils?
Post: RE: Is this a good finish for wooden utensils?

wood2woodknot Wrote: (01-30-2019, 08:18 PM) -- I sampled a couple pieces of cut off. After three or four applications of mineral oil (some of it overnight), I buffed and then cut the pieces through t...
Steve Friedman Finishing 7 3,675 01-31-2019, 12:11 AM
  0 Thread: Is this a good finish for wooden utensils?
Post: RE: Is this a good finish for wooden utensils?

Bill Wilson Wrote: (01-30-2019, 07:56 AM) -- If they are to be used for stirring stuff, like hot liquids, sauces, etc, then I don't think any finish would hold up long. -- I agree that the utensils...
Steve Friedman Finishing 7 3,675 01-30-2019, 05:41 PM
  0 Thread: Garage door squeaks...
Post: RE: Garage door squeaks...

Big Dave Wrote: (01-22-2019, 03:19 PM) -- Thanks, Bob! :D :D -- I just did mine yesterday because the noise was unbearable.  Have to remember to do when it's warm enough for me to feel my fingers. ...
Steve Friedman Home Improvement 7 3,154 01-22-2019, 03:38 PM
  0 Thread: Wood Carving Knives
Post: RE: Wood Carving Knives

Timberwolf Wrote: (12-15-2018, 10:38 PM) -- ......................... Let me say here that I sprang for a Schrade folding carver recently from amazon, and it is a huge disappointment..The steel is n...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 60 32,360 12-16-2018, 08:26 PM
  0 Thread: Wood Carving Knives
Post: RE: Wood Carving Knives

Simon, Sorry for not doing this earlier, but I don't think we know enough about what why you want a carving knife. What do you want the piece of wood to look like when you're done with it?  A fi...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 60 32,360 12-14-2018, 12:08 AM
  0 Thread: Wood Carving Knives
Post: RE: Wood Carving Knives

Handplanesandmore Wrote: (12-13-2018, 12:12 AM) -- Hello Steve, Are there any advantages or disadvantages of having the long Mora knife, given that the long and short ones are the same price? T...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 60 32,360 12-13-2018, 08:52 AM
  0 Thread: Wood Carving Knives
Post: RE: Wood Carving Knives

cajunwoodworks Wrote: (12-12-2018, 06:35 PM) -- Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on the best whittling knife or wood carving knife sets? I see folks referencing Pfiel a bit on the forum but ...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 60 32,360 12-13-2018, 12:02 AM
  0 Thread: Jack plane 8" radius blade
Post: RE: Jack plane 8" radius blade

Elijah A. Wrote: (10-27-2018, 04:37 PM) -- Can I put a hock blade in with the existing chip breaker or do I have to put a Hock chip breaker as well? -- I have the Hock chip breakers with my Hock bl...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,061 10-27-2018, 07:54 PM
  0 Thread: Jack plane 8" radius blade
Post: RE: Jack plane 8" radius blade

Elijah, I have a #5 size blade with a 5" or 6" radius camber and have no issues.  In fact, it's a Hock blade.  No need to open the mouth of an old Stanley even with that severe camber.  Works like ...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,061 10-27-2018, 02:59 PM
  0 Thread: Wood & Mold
Post: RE: Wood & Mtold

MichaelMouse Wrote: (10-09-2018, 05:43 AM) -- Me too on the walnut oil, but from the supermarket.  Your placing them on a woodpile with its load of multi-gendered wood fungi changes my opinion from o...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,491 10-09-2018, 10:27 AM
  0 Thread: Wood & Mold
Post: RE: Wood & Mtold

MichaelMouse Wrote: (10-08-2018, 03:45 PM) -- Have made thousands of spoons, most out of cherry, even have one still in use (yesterday) dated 1992.  Never had them mildew, nor does our local stuff sp...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,491 10-08-2018, 04:33 PM
  0 Thread: Wood & Mold
Post: Wood & Mold

I think I know the answer to this, but was hoping someone had a solution. I made 5 spoons, 3 of which are cherry.  After oiling them, I put them outside to darken.  At any rate, I forgot about them...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,491 10-08-2018, 03:32 PM
  0 Thread: I thought this style of plane was pulled not pushed
Post: RE: I thought this style of plane was pulled not p...

Scott, just want to say thank you.  I am addicted to the videos.  Extraordinarily relaxing to watch them.  I wish there were English subtitles. Steve
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 18 8,995 10-04-2018, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Which diamond stone do you use ?
Post: RE: Which diamond stone do you use ?

AHill Wrote: (10-03-2018, 01:52 PM) -- Did you mean flattening stone surfaces? -- I think Steve meant flattening the backs of blades and I agree. I use Atoma for water stones, but EZ Laps for bl...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 15 6,857 10-04-2018, 03:00 PM
  0 Thread: How to sharpen Veritas Spoke Shave Blade
Post: RE: How to sharpen Veritas Spoke Shave Blade

Glad it worked.  Just need three things in the shop and you can solve just about any problem - double sided tape, duct tape, and zip ties (especially the reusable ones from LV).  I guess that's anothe...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,691 09-19-2018, 10:06 PM
  0 Thread: How to sharpen Veritas Spoke Shave Blade
Post: RE: How to sharpen Veritas Spoke Shave Blade

Here's an inexpensive way to sharpen spokeshave blades with an Eclipse-style jig.  Grab an old plane blade (#4 is perfect) and a piece of double sided tape.  Use the tape to stick the spokeshave blade...
Steve Friedman Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,691 09-19-2018, 01:47 PM
  0 Thread: Shed Project: Roofing
Post: RE: Shed Project: Roofing

Looking good, John.  Really zipping along.  I put a roof on a lean-to shed that was a fraction of that size and it took two of us virtually all day. Impressive.  Keep the pictures coming. Steve
Steve Friedman Home Improvement 11 8,050 07-22-2018, 08:45 AM
  0 Thread: Shed Project: The beginning
Post: RE: Shed Project: The beginning

Very nice start.  I thought I was the only one who dug stuff like that bu hand. Here's the question - what did you do with all the dirt?  Still haven't figured that one out from when I built my she...
Steve Friedman Home Improvement 22 13,813 06-12-2018, 11:11 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone used Ryan Shed Plans
Post: RE: Anyone used Ryan Shed Plans

jteneyck Wrote: (05-26-2018, 04:40 PM) -- Great minds think alike.  Been there, done that.  The price of having them build a shed on site (can't get something this large behind my house as a pre-buil...
Steve Friedman Home Improvement 22 13,917 05-26-2018, 07:10 PM
  0 Thread: Pan-Mulato wood
Post: RE: Pan-Mulato wood

DaveParkis Wrote: (05-18-2018, 03:50 PM) -- Anybody ever hear of it? I had some large boards that were labeled as "Boxwood", but the boards were way bigger than I was told Boxwood could be so I sent ...
Steve Friedman Woodworking 5 3,178 05-18-2018, 04:09 PM

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