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Being inspired by the recent look at diamond stone sharpening, (which is a topic I have returned to on a few occasions already, covering the different aspects of sharpening), I have again raised a few questions I have wanted to answer, and the more answers, the more questions I find to ask! One thing that [...]
Filed under: Techniques, Tools | Tagged: Bible, Diamond, DMT, Micron, Nielsen, Sandpaper, Sharpening, Waterstone | Leave a Comment »
There are two main aspects of sharpening edge tools. One is the abrasive, and the other is presenting the tool at a consistent angle to that abrasive. The more accurately this angle is maintained, the better the result, and the easier the entire sharpening process. Jigs that assists you in maintaining that angle are known [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Manufactures and Suppliers, Techniques, Tools | Tagged: Alisam, Diamond, DMT, Honing Guide, Jig, Sharpening, Sled, Veritas, Waterstone | 2 Comments »
There are many different abrasive systems used to produce sharp edges on tools, be that sandpaper, abrasive grits, waterstones, oil stones, or diamond stones (among others). They all have one thing in common, and that is very hard precisely sized particles suspended or retained in a soft matrix. The quality of the hard particles goes [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Tools | Tagged: Diamond, Diasharp, DMT, Grit, Micron, Sandpaper, Sharpening | 1 Comment »
For the wood show, I wanted to demonstrate what having a good resaw fence can do for your bandsaw. Using the single roller MagFence, set less than 1mm from the blade (a lot closer than you see in the photo, and I also used a different blade to the one shown), I tried cutting a [...]
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I was sad to hear that Sam Maloof passed away late last week – of course being one of the most influential woodworkers of our age, it never made the news (perhaps some celebrity slept with some other celebrity somewhere which took precidence). Obituaries Sam Maloof is possibly best known for his chairs, although this [...]
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Not sure if I’ve shown this photo before- it is the Festool Workshop and Training Room at Ideal Tools in Williamstown (West Melbourne). I’d love a workshop that looked like this. I’d love a workplace that looked like this!
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I did pick up a few things at the show, being conscious of how much I could get on the plane – I knew I had about 12kg spare! A friend recently showed me a very stylish case he had sourced for the pens he has started making. I still may get around to getting [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools | Tagged: Ebony, Kwila, Oxidise, Pen Case, Pen Turning, Solomon, Timber | 6 Comments »
I didn’t grab many photos from the show – was a bit preoccupied funnily enough. Saw a lot of that corner of the Carbatec stand! The final photo is a really interesting upgrade for a planer or thicknesser (if you can afford the price tag) It is one impressive upgrade however. One day for my [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Cutter, Spiral, Tungsten, Wood Show | 4 Comments »
FWIW, Stu’s Shed is still in the top 4 woodworking podcasts worldwide on iTunes And according to my new map plotter, it now lists 90 countries that have viewed the site – quite incredible that being on the worldwide web (www) actually means being world wide!
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It was really a flying visit – fly up, taxi to show, eat, sleep, back to show, taxi to airport and home! I’m certainly not going to complain getting the opportunity to get so another wood show however – one a year isn’t enough (for me!). Sunday, like Saturday flew past. It seemed a bit [...]
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Quite a whirlwind day all told. 4am start with a drive to the airport, then a 2 hour(ish) flight. Landed and got a slow cab to the show, arriving with 10 minutes to spare. Never known a cab to drive so slowly – didn’t seem to get over 50kph the entire trip (and no, there [...]
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Received my latest e-newsletter from HNT Gordon planes recently, which was a good prompt to have a look at Terry’s website again. www.hntgordon.com.au Noticed on there that Terry won’t be attending any of the woodshows this year, and instead is offering discounts on his planes (which correspond to the State that the show is in [...]
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