Repairing a Japanese Saw

In a previous post reviewing the Grizzly Japanese Chisels, I mentioned the repair of a Japanese Saw that had it’s handle broken.

On the left is the new handle mortise being made. On the right is the broken handle. Note that the mortise on the new handle is smaller, in width and length. This […]

January 26th, 2009 | Category: Flowers, Gardening, Hand Tools, Husbandry, Tool Making, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Simple Scratch Awl, A Good First Tool to Make

All you need is a drill with a range of bits, a pencil, some sand paper, two small blocks of wood, some epoxy, and an inexpensive round diamond file. A vise will make it safer to do, and a saw, knife or chisel might make your work easier. A bit of masking tape and […]

January 6th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 3 comments

A Fine Example of Gouge Use

A carver calls it a chisel, the rest of us call it a gouge. I guess the carver uses it more, but then we all know what a gouge is.

Over on WoodTreks, Brad Ramsay is being shown using a gouge to carve with. He of course calls it a chisel.

Keith Cruickshank once again […]

December 3rd, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 3 comments

A Rectagular Planter

I prefer to make hexagons, but sometimes space calls for something a bit different.

Here is a pretty, and inexpensive garden seat and planter.

I left it unfinished to show it’s construction.

Looking closely at the corner, almost all the details are clear.

The vertical T structure has the side plates screwed […]

December 1st, 2008 | Category: Gardening, Tutorials, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Sharpening Tools, Part 5

A few odd points to clear up some common misunderstanding on tools and sharpness.

The first point is, that unless you are changing the actual angle of the blade to make it a lower degree angle, you are more specifically making the blade keen.

Making a blade keen does not make a weaker blade. […]

October 16th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Sharpening, Tool Making, Tutorials, Woodworking | 4 comments
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