Japanese Plane Making Tools

I had some good instructions on making a dai, the wooden part of a Japanese plane. Sadly I can’t find it right now. It has the layout lines quite detailed. Then again, what I am looking for is the layout of a skew rabbet. I am copying one that I have, but I would love […]

February 2nd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 5

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

I got the replacement chisel from Grizzly! After all the practice it took longer for the wax mix to heat up than it did to get the handle ready.

I have tested the new one and it is doing fine so far. […]

January 30th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools | 5 comments

What is a Hand Tool?

The Jointmaker Pro has gotten me thinking.

When I was a child, I noticed no distinction, but then I was a child. A power drill was a hand tool, a drill was a hand tool. Now that drill is a hand drill or egg beater, the power drill is still a power drill or just […]

January 28th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment

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

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
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