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My method of sharpening is to make two extremely flat surfaces that intersect. This intersection is the edge. To make a flat surface flat the first time, I grind it on a flat surface with an abraisve powder. The flat surface I use is a slab of annealed O1 tool steel. The Japanese would call […] Sharpening is the key issue for using hand tools for wood work. If you cannot sharpen, then hand tools will not perform for you. Sharpening is a simple task. It is pretty easy to get an extraordinarily sharp blade. It does not take long to sharpen a tool, and it does not require years of […] Once you have things basically cut, you may still have to fine tune them. Here I am starting to plane the edges clamped together. This worked in some spots and one some sides, but there were some grain issues. In this case I chickened out instantly and started using sandpaper. Here is what I […] The beam of the square I have been making has been a bit long to fit in the tool box I have planned for it. I also wanted to try my hand at some wood burning. I intended the numbers to get larger until 12 and then start smaller again. It did not turn […] If you read my previous post, then my template may be familiar. A good method is to use the template to set up the stops on your measuring equipment. The stops in this case are a pair of brass stair gauges attached to a large carpenters square. These two gauges once set to […] |
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