Tag: marking
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Brainstorming a “Whatsit?”
In the above video there are a bunch of tools that you might recognize. and one or two that are unusual. like the twyble with the bent tips.. at the end he makes a flax break with te tools that he sharpens. In another film like this a gentleman make a spinning wheel and then…
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Tools of the trade 13: and, Making Tools: Marking Gages
Having covered hand planes, you need to know how much material to take off. this is where your Marking Gage comes into play. Also the marking gage is usually one of the first tools someone makes for themselves so… Marking gages are super simple to make, and you will need a couple during your career.…
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This year so far.
I promised myself I’d keep posting at least once a month if not once a week this year… Apparently not happening. Back in June I finally got a log of white oak (chinkapin oak specifically) for the roof shingle making project. The Ft Mifflin forge’s roof is in bad shape. And I also acquired a…
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Making Tools: Straight Edge
I fear that I may open up a kettle of worms with this one. In order to produce a truly perfectly precisely accurate straight edge most machinist manuals will tell you to make 3 straight edges, and there is a process to “prove” them against each other… I’m not working in metal, I do not…