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Any of you folks have a saw sharpening vise you are happy with? I am torn between this http://www.closegrain.com/2011/06/building-lie-nielsen-saw-vise.html?m=1 (simple, works for back saws, but doesn’t raise the saw to eye level) and the image from popular woodworking. The image seems like it would work but might be annoyingly big and won’t work out without modifications for a dovetail saw.
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2023-10-07 21:39:44

Hey #woodworking friends. I looking for a better spokeshave. I have a round bottom kunz but I hear tell that they are pretty sketchy shaves so maybe not good for learning with. If you are interested in selling one let me know! I’m interested in a good flat one and a good round one.

2023-10-03 07:33:49

Better pictures of the sawbenches. Still plenty of room improvement
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2023-09-24 19:54:54

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@npub1mp3…qjxj the more I think about this the less confident I am. I am making the conical tenon with hand planes. How do I leave a shoulder??? Maybe finish with a spokeshave?

2023-09-23 18:05:22

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@npub1mp3…qjxj at the very least I’m learning this with sawbenches, Doug fir, and hide glue (so if the joint fails I can still use the leg.) gotta minimize the cost of mistakes

2023-09-23 16:45:22

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@npub1mp3…qjxj thanks. Making staked furniture is so tricky compared to like, mortise and tenons!

2023-09-23 07:17:06

While cutting the legs to my sawhorse level one broke off. I’m not super surprised and am going to do it again but this time use a much shallower top so I can wedge the joints so the joints are tighter.

2023-09-03 08:47:02

Lid done. Will add hinges tomorrow!!
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2023-08-14 03:58:55

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@npub1mp3…qjxj totally agree. I just haven’t used my bowsaw because I don’t need to often.

2023-08-14 03:26:58

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@npub1mp3…qjxj yeah I made that! I’ll try it on the next one.

2023-08-14 03:07:21

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@npub1mp3…qjxj I believe it but I would rather gaps than using a coping saw you know?

2023-08-14 01:59:37

Need to do some dovetails soon so decided to do some attempts with scrap. This was my first attempt. Pretty happy with this. It’s gappy but strong (was able to hold my 7y/o.) I used a chisel to remove the waste because a coping saw seems like a bummer. #woodworking
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2023-07-15 20:20:15

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@npub1mp3…qjxj thanks for the breakdown!

2023-07-15 19:21:09

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@npub1mp3…qjxj I always figured you only really need two spokeshaves, a curved and a flat one. Are there other settings that make it useful to have a lot, or are these sentimental etc?

2023-07-07 07:49:21

Last day at home for a while and all I got to do was work on this dowel. Progress though!! (Left is start, middle is current, hole on right is destination.) #woodworking
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2023-07-04 07:17:27

Exciting day! Undercarriage assembled, planed the top flush and the sides flush… Not picture: slathering mutton tallow on the tenons and mortises. Super effective! Put it together and disassembled it three times today. #woodworking
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2023-06-25 06:36:40

I’m sure you’re all more sick of these than I am (and I am,) but as of now I only have one more to carve, so I’m celebrating anyway! Number 5. See also one that is fully chamfered etc. Will start applying tung oil on Monday. #woodworking
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2023-06-22 06:55:53

Weekday carving progress. Used a scraper to get the paper off and it really did a number on the actual carving. Will sharpen scraper before I do that again. #woodworking
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2023-06-21 07:20:04

Due to cutting a shoulder of a tenon about an 1/8” too much, I could either cut a bunch of other stuff to match, or add some wood to the missing part. I glued it on with hide glue because if it ends up not working I can remove it, but also I read (see https://web.archive.org/web/20190925144806/http://www.workbenchdiary.com/2014/02/eleven-reasons-to-use-animal-hide-glue.html) that hide glue self clamps. Fingers crossed! The weight is there to ensure the little piece stays flat. Can’t just clamp it since it’s an angled joint. #woodworking
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2023-06-20 07:01:10

Got a good amount of carving done on these coasters today. Hand lettering the code name of the project this is a gift related to. I’ll be carving the other four coasters over the next few days and then will get going on carving the letters. After that I’ll scrape off the paper, tidy up the carving, saw them to size, and clean up the corners. Suggestions on finish? #woodworking
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2023-06-11 04:58:10

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@npub1mp3…qjxj thanks! yeah I would have used screws actually but I had just the perfect nails. I should get some good screws at some point!

2023-06-11 03:43:00

Decided to do the tiniest project ever and add some little sides to my saw till, since it falls over sometimes. Just used some random scrap cherry I had lying around. Used both nails and glue. #woodworking
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2023-04-03 01:02:52

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#[0] I heard an interesting podcast with Lex Fredman and Tim Urban. Tim made the case that technology (and science) gets a negative read due to some post modern philosophy. I don’t know that stuff well enough to have a strong position but it definitely echoes some of the negative pov esp from the left these days.