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?
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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…
June 16, 2007
Japanese saws
I’ve been meaning to try a few Japanese tools for quite some time but only recently I decided to buy one. I chose to go with one of the most popular types of Japanese saws, the ryoba, which has teeth on both sides of the blade, one filed for crosscut and the other to rip along the grain (see photo above).
The other very popular Japanese saw is the dozuki, similar to the western backsaw, and is mostly used to cut fine joinery like dovetails. This is the saw to use when you want the finest cut. Continue reading this post…
