A Tribute to James Krenov

We will miss the great James Krenov. I am making a Krenov Style Plane as a bit of a remembrance.

I have had the basic shape cut out for a while, but now I am back to it. Here it is after the four basic cuts.

There are several styles of plane that stand […]

September 13th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | 5 comments

Making a Spill Rabbet Plane

I am designing a rabbet plane, that will also make spills as I work.

Spills are the nifty little spirals of wood. A rabbet of course is a plane that can cut right into the edge of a corner. My goal is to have a left and right handed spill rabbet with adjustable fences. […]

August 14th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | 7 comments

Making A Radius Cutter

I recently made a Radius Cutter/Scribe. I love it, it is perfect, I use is for all sorts of things now, including measurements. That said, I need another, the first one does not make a circle less than 2.25 inches across.

So far, here is what I have made:

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August 10th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment

What a Pencil Shave Can do!

I took about 20 minutes and tested what a pencil shave can do.

Sweet little tool, made with one of the cutters from a pencil sharpener.

Here, I am pushing it into some pine,

On the left is cut with the grain in pine stopped to show a curl or spill. On the right […]

July 29th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Pencil Shave

I have been wanting one of these for about three years. I finally made one!

This was made from one of the cutters in an old broken pencil sharpener. It was a bit dull so I sharpened the cutter using the ancient method of soaking it in vinegar. Now it is nice and sharp. […]

July 27th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Sharpening, Tool Making | 8 comments
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