I have been working with wood since I could stumble into the shop with my dad. Several years ago, I moved into a house without space for a full shop, so I decided to take up all hand tool woodworking. That started a whole new passion for wood. Now I feel as though I am learning the art all over again.
My Joy and desire is to share this passion for hand-tool woodworking with everyone I can. So come along for the fun of learning the ancient and new art of Hand tool woodworking!
Wood By Wright P.O. Box 10131 Loves Park, IL 61131
I tried to use the the arbor day website, and it asks questions about parts of the tree or leaves that I have no idea what they are. This is definitely not a place for the casual observer.
I got my first plane a few months back (record no4) and i like it, but id like to have a block plane too but i didnt know what they were for. Great video
every bench is different. if you measure from center to center of the screw holes and subtract about 1/4" that will tell you the size that goes there. mine were 2" and 1.5"
2:43 I’m making a hard wax for lubing saws and planes but trying mineral oil. It doesn’t cure and less expensive. I’ll have to adjust the 2:1 ratio to add more wax I believe.
I know a few people who like to use that. I find it to be a bit too oily as I like to have a harder wax surface on the block. But different strokes for different folks.
it’s possible to make an spokeshave with an electric planer blade? the ones with holes not the thin ones hard af to find one here only china made sell about 30usd instead the 3 they cost lol
What size did you cut the slats to. I'm repairing this same bench, but it didn't have boards. I'm mainly focused on the width. Thank you if you see this and reply.
Most of them were 2 in but the ones around the tight radius were inch and a half on mine. You should just be able to measure from center of screw hole to center of screw hole and then subtract a little bit for the Gap you want in between them.
I just finished restoring a dime store fret saw I picked up for $1.50 and it's great, was looking for this to make later today to go along with it until my CNC ( demon possessed router ) gets fixed.
I want to but things are just too unscheduled at the moment. My wife's job is different every week and hopefully it'll be settling down and we'll have a standard schedule here soon, but as of right now, no.
Nice presentation. I was under the impression that this tool did many jobs albeit somewhat poorly and/or inefficiently. Apparently this is not the case when wielded skillfully……..
It appears that nickers are not only for an initial scoring because every return stroke precedes every forward stroke with another scoring when the tool is withdrawn in contact with the wood as you appear to be doing in this video. This matters if I am seeing things right.
That's why it's in front of the iron. So it's always making the cut just before the iron gets to it on the forward stroke. The return stroke doesn't have the pressure, so even if it's lightly dragged back across the board, it won't actually cut the fibers. But most people will pick up a rabbit plane rather than drag it back across the board.
It is possible to do it with a Dremel cut-off saw but it is incredibly difficult. Of the three or four dozen people I've heard. Try it. I've only seen one successfully sharpened a saw to a decent quality. The problem is the steel is not hardened steel and it's very easy to go too far and if you go too far on on one tooth then you've got to go back and do them all again.
That last cut though in hindsight I would of retired the saw for an ax but hey the rest of your content much appreciated I learned a lot of usefull info.
