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  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made
Nordic Wrote: (Yesterday, 05:54 PM) -- LOML wanted some extra storage in the kitchen where the now-defunct wine fridge used to be, so I made a freestanding cabinet along with a small upper wall cabin...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 9 187 10 hours ago
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made
Timberwolf Wrote: (Yesterday, 08:40 AM) -- ............... That's what I'm talking about!!!!!! I remember you posting other photos years ago of heirloom quality furniture you have made...And I rememb...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 9 187 Yesterday, 10:48 AM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made
Timberwolf Wrote: (05-26-2024, 03:52 PM) -- ....... Thank you Hank...great to see you posting again!!!!! Hope you are doing well!! The ferrule is just a piece of thin-wall brass tubing that you can...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 9 187 Yesterday, 12:09 AM
  0 Thread: How to know when your edge is "sharp" enough
Post: RE: How to know when your edge is "sharp" enough
ajkoontz Wrote: (05-24-2024, 03:15 PM) -- ... When I see a WW with hairy arms I silently judge them because I know back home they have a drawer full of chisels that could use a good sharpening. -- ...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 26 878 05-26-2024, 04:21 PM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made
Those are wonderful, Jack. How did you come up with an oval ferrule on the top one? It doesn't look like you squeezed it in a vise, it's too perfect.
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 9 187 05-26-2024, 03:26 PM
  0 Thread: Why I do it
Post: RE: Why I do it
camp10 Wrote: (05-25-2024, 07:34 PM) -- Very nice. I love how the base turned out. I'd love to hear about that handplane you used on the top. -- Good morning. Thanks for the compliment. It was a f...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 11 761 05-26-2024, 09:24 AM
  0 Thread: Sharpening
Post: RE: Sharpening
Tapper Wrote: (05-20-2024, 11:15 AM) -- Morning Gents, ..... What is evident from all the comments is that there are at least several different ways to do this and get a very sharp edge. ..... D...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 22 1,022 05-21-2024, 03:58 PM
  0 Thread: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
Post: RE: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
JosephP Wrote: (05-18-2024, 05:49 PM) -- Sometimes you just need need the right tools  :winkgrin: -- Sorry, I had to post this. JosephP, your photo reminded me of one of my favorite Larson carto...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 12 595 05-21-2024, 11:40 AM
  0 Thread: Why I do it
Post: RE: Why I do it
Gary G™ Wrote: (05-20-2024, 05:23 PM) -- Yep; great work. Got any additional pics? -- Yep: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53734454287_a0f616b5bb_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2pSk8bp)IMG_0448 (...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 11 761 05-20-2024, 07:33 PM
  0 Thread: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
Post: RE: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
JosephP Wrote: (05-18-2024, 05:45 PM) -- Agreed.  Does it really matter if it's soft maple or hard maple?  If it does, need much closer view of a very clean cut (like shaved with a plane) end grain. ...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 12 595 05-18-2024, 06:04 PM
  0 Thread: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
Post: RE: Wood ID Help Please (Pics)
It looks like soft maple. The photo appears to show a slight grayish tint. That's an easy way to distinguish soft maple from hard maple which has a warmer, cream to tan color.
 Hank Knight Woodworking 12 595 05-18-2024, 02:27 PM
  0 Thread: Why I do it
Post: Why I do it
My daughter's family has been using a third-hand maple drop leaf table that was given to us by my in-laws 50 years ago. It was not a great table to begin with; age and hard use didn't improve it. It w...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 11 761 05-18-2024, 10:21 AM
  0 Thread: where are you all buying your Robertson / Sq Drive screws?
Post: RE: where are you all buying your Robertson / Sq D...
For most applications, I use SPAX screws. They have a hybrid head that takes both Phillips and square drive drivers and they are made of good steel. I almost never use a Phillips with them as the squa...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 11 914 05-18-2024, 09:40 AM
  0 Thread: Workbench
Post: RE: Workbench
Tapper, I'm late to the party, as usual. I have a couple of suggestions and responses to your questions. I built my bench 20 years ago. It is my own design that I came up with after much study and th...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 34 2,216 04-26-2024, 10:59 AM
  0 Thread: Shooting board questions
Post: RE: Shooting board questions
[quote="Nordic" pid='8173108' dateline='1707984048'] Here is a photo of one Cian took at some galoot event with a Brese plane: https://norsewoodsmith.com/files/images/shoot/6shoot.jpg Ha! I didn't...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 7 678 02-19-2024, 04:33 PM
  0 Thread: Trestle table and benches in red oak build
Post: RE: Trestle table and benches in red oak build
That's going to be nice, but you're gonna need a f0rk lift to get it out of your workshop.??
 Hank Knight Woodworking 5 526 02-11-2024, 11:18 AM
  0 Thread: The Depths to which Pop Woodworking has Sunk
Post: RE: The Depths to which Pop Woodworking has Sunk
Stwood_ Wrote: (02-10-2024, 04:24 PM) -- Chris is probably laughing his butt off -- I think not. Chris built Pop Woodworking into a very reputable publication that lasted for some years. I'll bet i...
 Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 34 3,817 02-11-2024, 11:09 AM
  0 Thread: A good woodworking school in the Northeast
Post: RE: A good woodworking school in the Northeast
I've taken two week-long workshops at The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport Maine and enjoyed both of them. The workshop offerings vary from year-to-year. They range from basic woodworkin...
 Hank Knight Woodworking 3 642 01-31-2024, 01:20 AM
  0 Thread: Best way to do this...Hatchet Stuck in Wood
Post: RE: Best way to do this...Hatchet Stuck in Wood
However you decide to do it, make sure you put the hanldle in the hatchet the right way.The one in the photo is backwards.
 Hank Knight Woodworking 13 2,205 10-12-2023, 08:34 AM
  0 Thread: Dovetail Drawers for new masterbed room dresser
Post: RE: Dovetail Drawers for new masterbed room dresse...
1/2" soft maple makes nice drawer sides. It's strong,stable and easy to cut with a hand saw. I've made them with poplar and soft maple. I prefer soft maple.
 Hank Knight Woodworking 12 1,694 10-02-2023, 11:19 AM

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