Best Way to Remove Scale, Is Not Having Scale!

Here is a bowl of goop. Below it is a blade I used the goop on. The blade was painted with the stuff, and then heated to a nice cherry red for about 15 minutes. Then it was quenched in safflower oil.

I had to put a cover on the oil, the oil caught […]

March 2nd, 2009 | Category: Chemistry, Metalworking, Recipes, Tool Making | 4 comments

Jointmaker Pro Ships Monday!

Jointmaker Pro Ships Monday!!!!

The first 20 are scheduled to go out the door Monday the 2nd of March!

Sadly I am way down on the list (#246) so I will not see my largest tool purchase ever for a few weeks.

The estimate is 20 will be shipped a day, so mine […]

February 27th, 2009 | Category: Tools | 2 comments

Tool Making Class Found while trying to Find the Quintessential Woodworkers Tool Set

This is a question that I keep trying to refine. What is the best list of tools. There are the tools you want in an apron, because you need them right when you need them. Some tools are just pretty, and hard to put aside. The persuit of the ideal set, keeps me searching. There […]

February 26th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Speculation, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment

Experimental Rabbet Plane

Jorge, (Lapacho) on Woodnet recently posted his rabbet plane design. I was intrigued with the concept, so I made one. I modified it a bit, but then, I do that.

It makes nice shavings!

It leaves a smooth finish behind!

I tested it here on a splitting chunk of cedar, not the […]

February 22nd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | 4 comments

Another Way to Make a Rabbet!

Over on Woodnet Hand Tools Forum, Lapacho has shown his version of the rabbet plane. This is of great interest to me, I have made a lot of rabbet planes. While I am now convinced that rabbets are important enough to think that having a pair of matched skew planes is a better way to […]

February 20th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment
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