1970 days ago
by Mike Lingenfelter |
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I chose to use Douglas Fir for this bench. I’m considering using Douglas Fir on a larger workbench I’m planning to build, and wanted to see how it was to work with. The jury is still out for me. For the most part it was an easy wood to work with. Although I had a lot of problems cleaning up my mortises. The sides of the mortises running with the grain tore and splinter very easily. The end grain cleaned up very nicely. Maybe this problem was caused by the “quality” of lumber I ended up...
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1970 days ago
by Mike Lingenfelter |
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I wanted to make a small bench what would be dedicated for sharpening. I wanted to have a place where my sharpening stones would be ready to use. I used to have to find a place to set everything up, and sometimes I didn’t do that ahead of time. This meant I might have worked with a tool longer without sharpening. That’s not good, because a dull tool is a dangerous tool.I came up with this simple bench. I made it somewhat heavy, to it to keep it from moving around. I also made it somewha...
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1973 days ago
by Robert Smith |
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This is something we all have trouble with, i made a strop from an old belt for use on Knives. But i purchased a Power Strop from Wood Craft it really works good, just be care full on the corners of small V tools and Vieners. I folded a piece of thin leather used super glue on the insde ,clamped for a few minutes to make a strop for the insde, of small viener’s . if you have any sharpening tip’s please share them.
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2000 days ago
by YooperCasey |
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One of the best pieces of advice I’ve seen so far when it comes to tools is to “Buy good tools, and know how to sharpen them.” I’ve reached the point where I can now gaze above the forest of junk, beyond the sea of low quality mass produced woodworking equipment. The companies name is fitting. Veritas. Truth.
When in college, while dirt poor, I use to get the Lee Valley catalogs and sit for hours on end neglecting homework thumbing through those beautiful catalogs. ...
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2023 days ago
by Dekker |
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Well, I have not had much time to work in the shop this week. My chunky boxes are just waiting for final sanding and finish, but I can’t seem to get the free time at home right now. Maybe this upcoming long weekend, with it being Rememberance day on Monday.
But I did manage to swing by the local PrincessAuto yesterday on my way home, and I walked out with a cheap $12 diamond-plate sharpening block (on sale). It has four 2×6 sides, each with a different grit (200, 300, 400, 600)....
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2025 days ago
by Bob #2 |
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I realized that I needed decent way to hang on to the correct angle on the worksharp. I began looking for a tool holder to use with it but alas, there were none available and Lee Valley’s holder would not work with this sharpener.
Here’s what I came up with:
I bought an extra ($10.00) hand held jig rather than make one as time is not my best friend.
Next I stripped the roller assembly off the holder.
I got a suitable piece of UHMW and marked it out for milling on the r...
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2027 days ago
by Bob #2 |
19 comments »
I purchased this sharpener at our local wood show last week and have it out of the box and pressed into service.
First impressions are favourable .I has an adjustable guide for setting the proper cutting angle and deburring the blade set on click stops in the base.It has a see through wheel for grinding curved chisels and the like.It comes with a pair of glass plates which I immediately realized should be a minimum of three.I will pick up more today.All in all it a pretty decent device.Her...
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2031 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
10 comments »
My latest journey has taken me not far from my hometown. I had the opportunity to speak with Kevin Clay of Oneway Mtg, which is located in Stratford, Ontario.
The HistoryOneway Mtg, which is owned by Kevin’s father, began as a contract machine shop. One day they received an order for a chuck. The order was canceled after the products were made and they were left with 50 chucks, which they then sold to other buyers. From there, the path led them to where they are today.
Vision for The Fu...
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2160 days ago
by Karson |
16 comments »
Sharpening and using a scraper.
When I suggest that you should use a scraper in your woodworking. Some are going to say “What?” Others are going to say “I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work!” And maybe others are going to say “I use them every day!” To the latter I’d say “Get a life!” To the previous I’d say “Hang on and we’ll fix your problems!” And to the first I’d say:
Scrapers have been used in woodworking for a long time. It is believed that the earliest scrapers were made out of pie...
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2183 days ago
by mot |
15 comments »
Hi Folks,
As promised, a quick tour of the Veritas Mk.II Sharpening System. In the video I seem to use back bevel and micro bevel interchangeably. This is a mistake and is due to doing these videos at 1am when I should be ”sawing logs,” in bed. However, here it is…
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