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Saw till work in progress |
Posted by: starfish - 10-06-2014, 01:42 PM - Forum: Woodworking Hand Tools
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That joint looks great!
How do you prevent the edges of SYP from crumbling? The stuff I have must be 30-percent pitch and the rest molded sawdust. We rarely see Southern Pine here in the Pac. N.W. What I have is an HD special on short clears.
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Strategy for hardware...........how to organize |
Posted by: t4d - 09-29-2014, 12:17 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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I've reached a point where I want to organize my fasteners and hardware, and I'm not sure how to proceed.
I think that it comes down to a spectrum of very simple to very complex.
- Option 1: get a few containers, let's say one for nails, one for screws, and perhaps one for washers, brackets, hinges, and everything else.
Option 2: perhaps organize everything down to the "hardware store level", with very many containers and all organized down to minute details.....length, thread type, stainless vs zinc, finishing nail vs common, etc. Option 3: somewhere in between
I guess it boils down to this: how much time and effort to organize? The time spent to sort thousands of old nails, screws, washers, etc. would be considerable, and would also require constant maintenance! On the other hand, the time spent digging through large containers of assorted stuff is frustrating! So..........where is the "sweet spot"??
I am not in business.........just a guy that would like a nice place for occasional furniture projects, home repair and the like.
Right now, I'm most interested in hearing about overall strategy for organizing, rather than getting into the details about what type of storage container to use.
All comments much appreciated, it will be nice to hear how others have organized and how much time is spent to maintain.
Thanks to everyone, in advance, from this new member.
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Frog Angles... |
Posted by: titanxt - 09-22-2014, 01:57 PM - Forum: Woodworking Hand Tools
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I recently attended a Chris Swarz seminar where he used a #4 with a 55* frog on some old mahogany with great success. I emailed him about which degree frog it was and he said to first try the tight setting for the chip breaker because that has a significant effect on taming 'squirrelly' grain. I also talked to Bill Khor at Craftsman Studio who said putting a 10* back bevel on the blade of a #4 would be about as effective as a high angle frog. The problem with higher angle is that it requires considerable effort to push. I'm in the process of trying both suggestions.....tightening up the chip breaker setting works great.... and I bought a new blade to put a back bevel on to see how that works. I'll let you know asap about that experiment. But, I'm sure, there are others here who will answer the question for both of us.....profusely... good luck,
Don
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Card scrapers. |
Posted by: Alaric - 09-20-2014, 06:24 PM - Forum: Woodworking
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Alaric said:
... I decided to take the card scraper to the dresser. I have to say, I'm converted. Fast. Efficient. Beats the hell out of sanding. And smooth as can be. I did hit it with the sander afterwards, but I swear the sander roughed it up.
... Somebody's handiwork from long ago is all set for a new life.
A treasure, waiting to be found by YOU! KUDOS!!!
In case you need a little help sharpening the scrapers, here are some articles on scrapers (my blog). .
Three of the articles are of Christopher Schwarz at Woodworking in America 2008 (Berea, KY). I was allowed to film the events during the conference. I split the original video into 3 sessions, for easier watching.
Enjoy!
Al
If your would rather NOT go to my blog, I post the videos here - you will likely have to turn up the volume on your speakers or headset:
Scrapers, Part 1.
Scrapers, Part 2.
Scrapers, Part 3.
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