Eric posted a nice comment in my last blog entry and asked:
What the heck is a dovetail chisel or fishtail chisel? What’s the difference between Western bevel and Japanese bevel? And where do you recommend to buy them?
Monthly Archives: February 2008
February 13, 2008
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A little more about chisels
February 12, 2008
A basic set of hand tools – Part III
Choosing a set of chisels may be a fairly simple affair…. they even come in sets! But which one set should you get? I’d say none!
Chisels
If you are on a budget, a set of three bevel edge chisels (1/4″, 1/2″ and 3/4″) will get most of the job done. It’s nice to have a few more sizes, but I’d rather have only these three and have quality chisels than have all the sizes available from 1/8″ to 2″ of lower quality steel. Continue reading this post…
February 8, 2008
Hand tool nirvana
In recent years we’ve seen small independent companies enter the market offering high-end woodworking tools, quite often handmade with a degree of craftsmanship that surpasses what most would expect from a quality tool.
Can you imagine a jointer plane costing over $9.000? Well… take a look at this 28″ steel and ebony torpedo and you’ll see why. This thing will almost plane boards on it’s own. Continue reading this post…
February 1, 2008
Wooden block plane sketch
I’ve been playing with the idea of making a wooden plane for a while and decided to start with a small block plane to replace my vintage Millers Falls No. 57. The alternative would be to buy a Lie-Nielsen #60 1/2 but those little wonders are expensive….
I want it to be a low angle plane but making a wooden plane with a 12º bed is out of question, the body would be too thin to handle the strain, so I decided to take a different approach and instead of making a bevel up plane this will have the blade resting with the bevel down on a 37º bed. Continue reading this post…
