In this article we'll discuss a method for sharpening planer blades using primarily a steel plate (with silicon carbide powder) and waterstones. Flattening the Blade Back I like sharp tools....
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Please note this is how I woodturn bowls, there are many other ways, perhaps better, to turn and many people are much more proficient than I am in turning. Getting the Wood After a recent...
Are you looking to get into Woodturning? Then you've come to the right place. Follow these five steps and you'll be well on your way. 1. Make some friends with experience. The best advice I...
Inappropriate lathe speeds for woodturning, (read that to mean going too fast) is by far the largest cause of accidents. It has been said that good judgment comes from experience, and that...
A while back a friend of mine stopped by the shop with a piece of Padauk that she had been keeping for some time, and which she wanted made into a tray. The piece was a little longer than two...
Cabinet Scrapers with inward curving corners. The flat, steel "cabinet scraper" is one of the simplest but often most misunderstood tools in the woodworker's repertoire. Pick it up and it...