Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 2

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

Pulling off the rings, you can see the gummy glue remains on the bases of the tools.

One part of this process is going to be giving myself a better stub to put the ring on.

After removing a few […]

January 9th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools | Leave a comment

Grizzly Japanese Chisels and Gouges, Part 1

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

I got tempted and made the purchase of the full set of Grizzly Japanese Chisels and the full set of Grizzly Japanese Gouges. The reviews did not like the finish and feel of these chisels and gouges, but I was quite willing […]

January 8th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Tools | Leave a comment

The Path to Hand Tool Use

I recently started a thread on Woodnet, Woodworking Handtools, Asking, “What project got you started?”

The resulting posts were amazing. It was pretty obvious that the majority had gone as far as they could with conventional powered tools and they had to move to hand tools to achieve the results they desired.

A few folk […]

January 7th, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tools, Woodworking | 3 comments

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

The Project that Got me Started

I have an affection for Penny Whistles and Ocarinas. I also have a bit of a collection of these. My wife also loves these, but hates loud, high pitched noises.

So I decided to make a low Penny Whistle. Lots of odd research and equipment involved. Lots of skills to develop, and physics models to […]

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