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  0 Thread: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard trim
Post: RE: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard tr...
That is great advice, thank you. I didn't think about pieces being imperfect and needing extra! I'm so used to today's mass produced stuff that looks perfect but is made from trashy components that I ...
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 12 7,127 09-21-2017, 08:44 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard trim
Post: RE: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard tr...
I'm grateful for all the replies and links to information. Once again the wisdom of the members comes through. It seems as much I would like to mold my own baseboards, consensus is it would be an exer...
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 12 7,127 09-21-2017, 08:40 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard trim
Post: WTB: Handtool, Molding planes for baseboard trim
Good evening everyone! I'm currently in the process of tearing up 1600+ sqft of carpet in our house and laying porcelain tile down. What does this have to do with my post? I'll tell you :) The wif...
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 12 7,127 09-18-2017, 09:43 PM
  0 Thread: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood from rural areas?
Post: RE: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood f...
These are all fantastic ideas. Thank you. I have a feeling if I tried to implement some of them though I would wind up a hillarious meme or in a YouTube video of the most epic "Fails". That saying...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 22 11,229 05-27-2017, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood from rural areas?
Post: RE: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood f...
Haha not to many elephants in south central Kansas. Now a horse, that might be possible. Or a bison perhaps. Maybe someone at the local woodworking guild has some equipment. I could donate half the ...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 22 11,229 05-26-2017, 05:30 PM
  0 Thread: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood from rural areas?
Post: Suggestions on milling and transporting wood from ...
Goodafternoon everyone, So in my quest to always be on the lookout for and to acquire Osage Orange (http://www.wood-database.com/osage-orange/), I happen to have lucked out and my brother in law ha...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 22 11,229 05-26-2017, 04:42 PM
  0 Thread: Florida Hurricane
Post: RE: Florida Hurricane
Wow. Good to hear you are in one piece. I sympathize with your extended power outage! At least it was warm when it happened. When I was a teen, living in rural Kansas I vividly remember a winte...
 Chris Watson Woodworking Hand Tools 10 6,781 09-04-2016, 07:41 PM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: RE: Japanese Joinery
Steve Altman Wrote: (09-02-2016, 09:25 PM) -- I think it may depend on what is meant by "wide spread use."  I doubt there's many furniture manufacturers anywhere who use hand cut joinery of any kind....
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-02-2016, 10:00 PM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: RE: Japanese Joinery
That's what I am trying to learn. The one I mentioned the 3 way miter looks very practical to me, but I can see why most just use a dovetail or easier joint. It's more complex than the more common ...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-02-2016, 08:22 PM
  0 Thread: Handworks 2017
Post: RE: Handworks 2017
Bruce, Good to hear she enjoyed it. Hopefully mine will to. Fingers crossed.
 Chris Watson Woodworking Hand Tools 18 11,703 09-02-2016, 03:27 PM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: RE: Japanese Joinery
The first that caught my eye I want to try is a 3 way miter joint. The book I have on joints does not list it. And I only see it referenced regarding Chinese furniture or Japanese joinery. Except ...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-02-2016, 03:24 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane Veritas or LN, LN LA rabbet block plane
Post: RE: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane ...
As always you are more right than you know. I thought I had it whittled down to a few basic tools I needed to complete my first project. But, alas, I was offered some very nice tools at fair price...
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 14 8,419 09-02-2016, 03:17 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane Veritas or LN, LN LA rabbet block plane
Post: RE: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane ...
And yet more fantastic tips/leads. Thank you!
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 14 8,419 09-02-2016, 01:04 PM
  0 Thread: Seeking wisdom on Jennings auger bit remakes....
Post: RE: Seeking wisdom on Jennings auger bit remakes.....
Kansas City Fireslayer Wrote: (09-02-2016, 11:11 AM) -- Chris, If Richard's bits don't work out I have many good users as well.  Probably a couple complete sets too.  I know I have some Irwin's in...
 Chris Watson Woodworking Hand Tools 18 14,765 09-02-2016, 01:00 PM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: RE: Japanese Joinery
That is what blows my mind :) I know most of these videos show techniques for doing construction of buildings. But I've seen a few fascinating ones for furniture making too. I think most of these t...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-02-2016, 10:12 AM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: RE: Japanese Joinery
I've seen the videos, seen those books on amazon but they don't go into how to make the joints. Which is what I meant by technical information.
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-02-2016, 08:46 AM
  0 Thread: Japanese Joinery
Post: Japanese Joinery
So a question here. Is anyone currently or have you ever worked in Japanese joinery? Is it really so well fitted glue and nails are not needed? There seems to be almost zero actual technical ...
 Chris Watson Woodworking 16 8,705 09-01-2016, 09:34 PM
  0 Thread: Handworks 2017
Post: RE: Handworks 2017
4.5, to 5 hr drive? Road trip! Ill be there! Ill drag the wife too.
 Chris Watson Woodworking Hand Tools 18 11,703 09-01-2016, 07:46 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane Veritas or LN, LN LA rabbet block plane
Post: RE: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane ...
HomerLee, you have PM's disabled. I tried to send you one.
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 14 8,419 08-31-2016, 11:46 PM
  0 Thread: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane Veritas or LN, LN LA rabbet block plane
Post: RE: WTB: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 Planes, Router Plane ...
I have not yet. It is on the TODO list. I had no clue about LN coming to town. Thank you for the heads up!
 Chris Watson Tool Swap N' Sell 14 8,419 08-30-2016, 09:16 PM

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