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Make Your Own Hand tools

Matthew Teague — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:12:19 +0000

I’ve turned hollow mortise chisels into square punches, refashioned chisels and their handles, made a number of scratch stocks, ground steel bar stock into embossing punches and a made a few other quick tools. And I’ve built a few wooden, Krenov-style handplanes over the years – I had a fine time and wound up with … Read more »

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How Larry Williams Hones a Chisel – Don’t Blink

Megan Fitzpatrick — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:47:41 +0000

On my recent visit to Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking, in Berea, Ky., Larry Williams of Old Street Tool took a few minutes away from his planemaking students to show me how he hones the 30° secondary bevel on a chisel – no fuss, no honing jig. And without the talking and my making him … Read more »

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Learn to Sharpen Chisels the Japanese Way

David Thiel — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:43:52 +0000

Another video on sharpening? Ugh! No, wait…this one’s kinda different. In fact, this video isn’t about the cutting edge of the chisel. What?! It’s true. “Chisel Sharpening with Harrelson Stanley” is about the ergonomics of the body and its relationship to the chisel. Japanese tool and sharpening expert Harrelson Stanley discusses how to hold your … Read more »

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‘Chisel Basics’ Video with Christopher Schwarz

Tom Nunlist — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:57:12 +0000

I’m not a hand tool guy. There, I’ve said it. If I can find a way to use a power tool, I will. That said, I, like most woodworkers, do use hand tools on a regular basis. My experience has been that most woodworkers who have an aversion to hand tools (like me) weren’t taught … Read more »

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Two Cherries Skew Bevel Wood Chisels

Ajax Alexandre — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:19:43 +0000

Here's a great gift idea for the woodworker who has everything – skew chisels!Two Cherries bevel edge chisels with a skew cutting edge for hand controlled paring and other detailed work. The pair contains 2, 12mm tools with right and left angled cutting edge, perfect for trimming slightly protruding dovetails, tenons, dowels, and a multitude of applications where finesse, not chopping is required. Click here to buy these great skew chisels. Read more »

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Two Cherries Five Small Carving Tools & Leather Pouch

Ajax Alexandre — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:45:34 +0000

Here's a great gift idea for the beginning wood carver!Have you ever needed a very small carving tool for working in limited access or on very small pieces of work? Finally, Two Cherries has provided the solution! Small octagon handles fit comfortably in the hand, and the balance of handle to blade is perfect. Click here to buy these great chisels now. Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: Chisels Through the Ancient Eye

Article Index — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:50:33 +0000

Today’s tool choices pale in comparison.By Adam Cherubini Pages:24-25From the December 2011 issue #194 Buy the issue now.We’ve talked and written volumes about planes and plane irons, and how to sharpen and use them. But when one thinks about making things by hand, there are a whole host of tools required to complete a project. Some tools get more attention than others. I guess I feel as though chisels have been overlooked.TO BUY: ”Smith’s Key,” reprinted in 1975, is often available through used book stores. WEB SITE: Read more about “Smith’s Key.” IN OUR STORE: Get “The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools” on CD. Read more »

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My Chisel Handles are Older Than Yours

Christopher Schwarz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:45:11 +0000

Exotic woods don’t blow my skirt/kilt/skort up much. In small doses they can look beautiful, but for the most part I find them oily, difficult to work and far too wild looking for full-size furniture. I’ve always preferred hardwoods and softwoods from the Northern hemisphere. Quartersawn beech is exotic to me. Quartersawn sycamore is too … Read more »

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A Look at H.O. Studley’s Blades

Christopher Schwarz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:07:27 +0000

When I inspect an antique tool – especially one that hasn’t been messed with much – I always take a look at the cutting edge. How was it sharpened? What is the shape of the edge? Did they do any work on the unbeveled face of the blade. Usually, the edges of most vintage tools … Read more »

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What’s Wrong With the “Standard” Set of Chisels?

Adam Cherubini — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:22:22 +0000

Shannon Rogers interviewed me a few weeks ago and in the interview I mentioned my disdain for certain chisel sizes. Specifically, I said that students who come to woodworking classes armed with the standard set of 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ have four chisels all of which are the wrong size. OK, that’s a bit … Read more »

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