Steel

Lately a good friend of mine has been tutoring me on top end steel. My blacksmithing experience is mostly limited to mystery metal, OFS and O1. He has widened my eyes to the amazing world of technologically advanced steels. There are stainless steels out there, that hold fine edges with a tenacity that is fairly […]

February 11th, 2009 | Category: Chemistry, Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools | One comment

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 4.5 Deep Tennon

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, (Part 4.5,) Part 5

I broke a Japanese saw handle a while back, and I have been needing to remake it.

The old handle cracked out. The saw itself is not so bad, but the handle was a lemon. No problem here I like to remake […]

January 23rd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Box, Tool Making, Tools | One 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

Tool for Making Blades

Not yet perfected, but it is showing good potential as a prototype.

The wood clamp slides along the two bars. The held blade slides across the grinder.

The angle and position can be adjusted.

After using it a bit, it needs to be easier to adjust and micro adjustment to slowly bring […]

January 2nd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Power Tools, Tool Making, Tools | One comment

Fleam, Bowsaws, History and Faith

I just this week read a post about fleam over on Popular Woodworking. Aparently Colonial Williamsberg does not put fleam on their saws, since there is no evidence of fleam on saws in Colonial America.

This got me to thinking, Tage Frid, an expert among experts, liked to use a ripsaw for cutting dovetails across […]

November 13th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Injustice, Metalworking, Speculation, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | 3 comments
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