Sharpening Tools, Part 1

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 […]

October 8th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Sharpening, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 2 comments

Making a Skew Rabbet Plane

So far, I have hammered into shape a bit of steel.

The one on the left is the original. The other two are attempts of mine. Notice that I am not apparently much good at selecting the right size to begin with.

Both of these I think will work, but I want to come […]

October 1st, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools | 2 comments

Using a Kanaban and a 1-2-3 Block to tune a plane

This is a 1-2-3 block on a kanaban.

A 1-2-3 block is a very stable tool used by machinists to make sure things are square and precise and all sorts of other things. It measures 1″ by 2″ by 3″ and is great for testing, setup and even measuring.

The Kanaban is a nice […]

August 27th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Sharpening, Tool Making, Tools, Tutorials, Woodworking | 11 comments

Scrapers, How to tune them.

Our goal is to make a scraper do this,

make nice long fluffy shavings. Nice fluffy shavings means a well polished wood surface.

There are a lot of ways to tune a scraper. The following is my preferred method, and it works quite well.

The goal is to shape a hook edge on the […]

August 12th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Sharpening, Tool Making, Tutorials | 5 comments

Toolmaking Resources XI; Brent Beach

Brent Beach brings a dimension to the art of woodworking that is as essential as it is rare, Science. He has tested materials and methods of sharpening, isolated variables and best of all shared the results. His website provides data that is researched and tested. Many of my best methods have been influenced or just […]

August 8th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Sharpening, Tool Making | Leave a comment
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