Froe Mallet

Here is a photo of the Froe Mallet I made.

Even though I had not used one on a froe, the motive for the design is obvious. A rough surface will absorb some of the womp, so you want a smooth hard wood surface. But you are going to be pounding on a […]

September 9th, 2008 | Category: Flowers, Hand Tools, Recipes, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | 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

Wayne Anderson, a Toolmaking Artist!

It would be remiss of me, on a blog titled Toolmaking Art to not get around to mentioning Wayne Anderson.

He is an artist, engineer and crafstman of the highest order. The graceful lines on ultra functional tools speak for themselves. They call one to use them. Don’t take my word for it, visit his […]

August 7th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Tool Making, Tools, Woodworking | One comment
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