STL 137: Paring chisels and bench grinder tips
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08:45 – Question 1:
I am currently scheduled to take a class with David Fisher this summer. I have done some spoon carving, but never attempted a bowl. As teachers, do you prefer to have blank slates or a student who has already attempted the subject of the class? -Jonathan
15:05 – Question 2:
What is your preferred angle for sharpening paring chisels? Also, I was wondering if you have dedicated chisels with different angles for paring softwoods and hardwoods. -Matthew
19:33 – All Time Favorite Furniture of All Time… for this week:
Mike – George Nakashima’s Odakyu Cabinet
Matt – Seth Rowland’s Table
Tom – Peter Follansbee’s Wainscot Chest
34:44 – Question 3:
How do you make sure you find everything you need at the lumber yard? Do you make a detailed parts list? If so, how detailed do you get? I find it difficult to do when solid wood panel glue-ups are involved. Do you have any tricks to make sure you’re getting everything you need in one trip? -Skyler
46:51 – Question 4:
I started working with hand tools recently. I have been honing a micro bevel on my plane blades and bench chisels with water stones and that is working great. But I am getting to the point where I need to re-grind primary bevels to speed up sharping. I tried regrinding with a granite stone and sand paper, and it took forever and a lot of sand paper.
Do I need a wet grinder just to grind primary bevels? I still intend to hone on water stones. Or would a less expensive bench grinder with the correct wheel work?
I also have some turning chisels that need to be sharpened. So I would like whatever system I get to be able to do that in the future as well. -Matt
Joel Moskowitz – Grind Perfect Edges Without Burning
52:00 – All Time Favorite Technique of All Time… for this week
Matt – Moving machinery with pipes
Mike – Clamping a belt sander in your bench-vise
Tom – Clamping caul for a pull
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Comments
Another great show really enjoyed it guys. Thanks very much.
Thanks for making the podcast write-up page even more detailed than before. Appreciated!
Regarding question #3 on picking lumber: there's an iPhone app called KerfMaker that automatically tracks your parts list and helps you know if you've picked out enough lumber. There's an introductory YouTube video on it called "Getting Started with KerfMaker".
I'll check that out!
The Northwest Woodworkers Guild store in Seattle that was referenced on the podcast has closed. I go to Seattle often to visit family and when I was there in April I tried to go to the store only to learn that it had closed within the last several months.
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