Month: November 2018
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getting back to chairs…
selecting seat stock… If it doesn’t cleave flat it is leg stock 😉 this is Amur Cork Tree.. this specimen split out very flat… designing an appropriate shape to suit the material you can see the scrub plane I made back in @ 1986 in back . it took about half an hour to get […]
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Tools of the Trade 12: Chisels
Whenever discussion of what chisels to get “first” comes up, there seems to be a debate about getting individual chisels or sets of chisels.. If buy a set you will usually get a good price (much lower than the combined individual prices) but you might end up with chisels that you never use… If you […]
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Tools of the trade 11: the Lathe
Now we come to the first tool that you do not need at all. a lathe. you might use a spring pole lathe or you might go with an electric powered one. but if you want turned spindles or bowls you are wanting a lathe… The best advice I can give you is that you […]