I envy the carpenter. He can take his show on the road anytime. If I leave my shop and bench and tools, I am useless. Sometimes, even changing tools I am useless. I’m sure you know what I mean and if not, try cutting a set of carcass dovetails with a saw, chisels, and marking [...]
Entries Tagged as 'hand saws'
A Sawing Exercise Hits the Road
September 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Tags: Hand Tools · On the road · hand saws
RWW 86 Queen Anne Side Table Part 2: The Joinery
March 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Its time to chop some mortises and cut some tenons. Once again no electrons were harmed during the filming of this podcast. Click To Play
Tags: Podcasts · Projects · hand planes · hand saws · queen anne
Episode # 85 Queen Anne Table Part 1
March 24th, 2010 · 9 Comments
Today I start a new project series. I’ll be posting in parallel to The Wood Whisperer Community in the Guild area as well because this is a project I am building along with my fellow Guild members. This is part of the much touted Woodworkers Fighting Cancer effort. Today I introduce my design and discuss [...]
Tags: Hand Tools · Projects · hand planes · hand saws · queen anne
Hand Saws Can Maximize Stock Yield and Grain Flow
March 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
I was breaking down a beautiful 12″ wide Walnut board for the Queen Anne side table I’m building for The Wood Whisperer Guild build. I got the wide board from the mill specifically for the top that will be 16 x 20. Once I removed the sap wood from both edges the 12″ board would [...]
Tags: Hand Tool Tips · Hand Tools · Projects · Thoughts · hand saws · queen anne
Saw Cut Quality
February 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I have spoken a lot about the custom filing that Mark Harrell does to make his Bad Axe tenon saws so incredible to work with. Here is an example of what I’m talking about. Ash is very hard and when you are cutting a 3.5″ thick piece like this one it can wear you out. [...]
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Bad Axe Toolworks Review
February 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I first used one of Mark Harrell’s new tenon saws at the hand tool olympics at the Woodworking in America design event last August in St Charles, IL. At the time my dovetailing skills were actually better than my tenoning skills because I had spent more time practicing dovetails. Needless to say I was shocked [...]
Wax is Your Friend
January 26th, 2010 · 7 Comments
This message greeted me when I unwrapped my new back saws from Bad Axe Toolworks. It made me laugh but it is a dogma to keep close to your heart while working with hand tools. Saws run easier, planes slide nicely, bits turn smoothly. Old English cabinetmakers often used tallow to lubricate their planes and [...]
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