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Hand tool users online, often talk about the slope. It is a reference to the constant pressing need for new tools. It is really a fairly honest thing. To start out making the simplest projects out of wood, you need to be able to cut wood and stick it together. A saw, hammer or screwdriver, [...] I recently acquired a new set of chisels and gouges and I needed to make a home for them. This tool rack is a fairly simple composition. It will hold 40 chisels, so I have a little bit of room to grow. I can see all the blades and I can remove the blade easily. A pair [...] 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 was trying to make. The [...] 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 give a specific angle, [...] First thing you need is a really precise hexagon template. Enough other errors will creep into your work, you need to start with a good pattern. Fortunately this is fairly easy to do manage, and you don’t need a lot of expensive stuff. A compass and some paper will do quite nicely. Here is what you need [...] |
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