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| 336 days ago |
Glueing workbench top: maximum gap? - 5 replies I’m starting to glue the assemblies that will make up the top of my Roubo bench. Each assembly is made up of 4 yellow pine boards. I’m trying to flatten the faces that I will glue together (each face is about 5 in. x 8 ft) and it’s proving to be more difficult than I thought. My current maximum-gap size is about 0.004”. ... |
| 338 days ago |
Shortening a long miter saw to make a tenon saw? - 3 replies Crazy idea about backsaws: I come across more old miter saws that are about 22” inches long than I do tenon saws that are about 14” long. Apart from the questions of collectibility, TPI, and rip-vs-crosscut teeth, is there any reason why I couldn’t buy an old miter saw and cut it down to about 14” to use as a tenon saw? |
| 341 days ago |
White oak for drawboring pegs - 3 replies Planning ahead for when I start assembling my Roubo bench later this summer: Chris Schwarz recommends white oak dowels for drawboring. I’ve never seen white oak dowels labeled as such at any of the big box stores or my local Woodcraft. Anybody know of a source? I suppose I could make some, but I’m reluctant to spent Lie-Nielsen... |
| 341 days ago |
Why $22? - 9 replies I see a lot of hand tools at antique malls priced at $22. Is there a reason for this? Something to do with numerology, astrology, eastern religions, or Las Vegas? |
| 341 days ago |
Dog holes: how close to front of bench? - 9 replies I’m thinking about installing a Veritas Quick-Release Sliding Tail Vise some day to the Roubo bench I’m building. The instructions say the bench dog holes should be drilled 1” (on center) from the front edge of the bench. That leaves only 5/8” of wood between the edge of the bench and the edge of the holes. DoesnR... |
| 345 days ago |
Handsaw: 26" too long for woodworking? - 4 replies I’ve read some comments recently that 26”, a fairly common length for old hand saws, is a bit too long for a saw used for making furniture (the 26” saws are common because they were used in construction). Has anyone found that to be the case, or is 26” okay for a saw used for ripping and/or crosscutting? |
| 347 days ago |
Gramercy Tools holdfasts: too small? - 5 replies Has anyone used the Gramercy Tools holdfasts? With a reach of only 6.5”, I wonder if they might be too small. http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=MS-HOLDFAST.XX |
| 347 days ago |
Nice Type 11 No. 7 Stanley Bailey jointer plane at etsy.com - 4 replies There’s a good-looking Type 11 jointer plane available at what seems like a good price at etsy.com: http://www.etsy.com/listing/101936999/antique-jointer-plane-vintage-carpenters My only concern might be the length of the blade, but the rest of it seems to be in good shape. I already have a WWII-era jointer that I’ve tuned and... |
| 348 days ago |
Roubo bench from SYP with drawbored joints? - 5 replies Has anyone here (successfully) made a Roubo bench from southern yellow pine with drawbored joints? I’m gluing the top and will soon start working on the mortises, which means that drawboring is in my near future. My questions are: (1) what offset did you use for the hole in the tenon, and (2) what type of wood did you use for the pegs? |
| 352 days ago |
Better gluing surface: hand-planed or smooth-sanded? - 7 replies Assume you have two boards that have flat surfaces that you wish to glue together. You can either machine-sand the boards with 180-grid sandpaper, or plane them with a well-tuned hand plane. Which surface is better for gluing, the one with a little “tooth” from the sandpaper or the one that is very smooth? |
| 352 days ago |
Yankee Screwdriver 130-A, mint in original box. Price? - 3 replies I have the opportunity to purchase a mint-in-original-box 130A Yankee screwdriver, complete with bits. What’s a fair price? |
| 354 days ago |
Transit of Venus, 2012 - 4 replies Here’s a picture of Venus transiting the Sun. We used an old Newtonian telescope to project an image onto a piece of cardboard lined with sheets of printer paper. Venus is the black dot and the other black smudges are sun spots. (By the way, don’t ever use a telescope to look directly at the Sun.) |
| 354 days ago |
Roubo workbench: leaving enough room for a tail vise? - 1 reply I’m building a Roubo workbench. The ends of the bench top extend 15” past the legs. Most tail vises (and quick-release vises, wagon vises, etc.) require at least 17” or 18” of space between the leg and the end of the bench. When I start chopping mortises for the legs, should I locate the legs a little closer to each ot... |
| 373 days ago |
How flat? - 9 replies I’m working on flattening and squaring the legs on a Roubo workbench. I have a No.7 jointer plane, a straight edge, and winding sticks (made from aluminum angle). I know the theory of how to use these tools to make that face of a board flat, but I’m wondering how I know when to stop. Let’s say I’m working drawer front... |
| 375 days ago |
Soft maple vs hard maple - 3 replies I bought a 10/4 board of soft maple recently with the intent of using it to make a leg vise for my Roubo-style workbench. Here’s a picture of a leg vise: I know that hard maple might have been preferable, but I’m wondering if anyone has had bad experiences using soft maple to make jigs for use around the shop. Any comments... |
| 380 days ago |
Tail vise for Roubo work bench? - 6 replies I’m (very) slowly building a Roubo workbench. For those of you you use hand tools on a workbench with a tail vise, what sort of tail vise have and what would you recommend? |
| 387 days ago |
Old backsaw with slightly bent blade? - 3 replies I came across an old Atkins backsaw, about 15” long, at an antique mall. Overall, the saw looks good except that the plate is very slightly bent: I’d say the middle part is offset about 1/16” from a straight line between the ends. Is it possible to correct a slightly bent plate like this one? |
| 412 days ago |
Positioning a Veritas Grinder Tool Rest - 0 replies I’m trying to figure out how far to place a Veritas Grinder Tool Rest in front of the wheel of a bench grinder. The instructions says to locate the holes in the base of the tool rest 2 inches in front of the base of the grinder, but that doesn’t take into account the size of the grinding wheel. Can anyone tell me how far the tool... |
| 413 days ago |
Ohio Tool No. O1 plane - 26 replies Is there a market for non-Stanley No. 1 hand planes? I found this Ohio Tool No. O1 at an antique mall today: |
| 414 days ago |
Maple vs. Ash for workbench leg vise - 6 replies I’m still at the beginner stage of woodworking, so when I build something from plans, I’m reluctant to deviate too much. I need to buy some lumber for the leg vise and other parts of a Roubo workbench. The instructions say to use ash, but my local lumberyard does not carry ash thicker than 4/4. They do have 10/4 maple that is ab... |
