Ferrules

When making simple hand tools, a ferrule is an important addition.

The ferrule on the knife was made by heating a nut on punch, to a nice cherry red an then beating it with a hammer. This gave it a good angled inner surface that jams on tight to a wooden mortise. This makes […]

March 11th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools | 10 comments

Jointmaker Pro Showing Up Now!

A few folk on blogs have mentioned getting their Jointmaker Pro. Mine will probably ship today or tomorrow! I am hoping, today!

At the Festool Owners Group, two of the participants have mentioned getting their JMP and that it was a lot of parts to put together, but it has gone together wonderfully as it […]

March 10th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools | 9 comments

A Lovely Failure

Planes need heels. I was not positive of that, so I had to do a test. Besides the scetches looked so cool.

It really is a beauty, precise, and capable of making a nice shaving. Sadly the force you have to use to keep the nose down and stable while working, will wear you […]

March 9th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | 11 comments

One of the Great Challenges of Woodworking, Resawing

Resawing is a pain. Either with power or hand tools. It is easy for the blade to drift, easy to not pay attention and have it drift on the other side. Bandsaws can do a good job, but the setup and calibration need to be perfect and even then the grain can force a drift. […]

March 6th, 2009 | Category: Woodworking | 3 comments

Bling Clamp

Normally you don’t expect a clamp to demonstrate too much bling and normally I don’t go for too much bling. However, I have to admit that Sir Richard has made the best looking bling or no bling clamp I have seen to date!

Talent and artistry, he blogs about tools and toolmaking and he make […]

March 5th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment
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