Comments on: 2011 Hand Tool Olympics: The Events and Fabulous Prizes

By: Fred West

Fred West — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:49:19 +0000

Slowly

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:33:06 +0000

Hi Wuss,

Turns out, it’s 1x material (and I’ve updated the post). And you’ll be using 26″ saws for the event – we don’t want to risk kinking the prize saws – not that I’m suggesting you’d do that, of course

By the by, a 20″ panel saw is perfectly sized…for me!

By: renaissanceww

renaissanceww — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:05:45 +0000

LOL so you want to play eh? I spent several hours breaking down stock for my bench this weekend that was 3.5″ thick so neener neener! Of course I used a “proper” pitched saw that was 28″ long too.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:03:06 +0000

Shannon (who henceforth will be known as Wuss),

When was the last time you saw a 2x that was actually 2″ thick? And now that I look closely at it, in the picture at top from a past HTO, it appears the material is actually 1x. I’ll check with Mike to see if the event descriptions need to be updated accordingly.

By: Jonathan Szczepanski

Jonathan Szczepanski — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:57:35 +0000

By: renaissanceww

renaissanceww — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:54:00 +0000

You mean we have to use a 20″, 7 ppi panel saw to cut a 2x thick piece??? Whether it is Pine or not, that’s just not right. I guess people did it too fast last year so they are going to make us work with a small over pitched saw.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:25:31 +0000

Huh. How do you bore a hole with a dozuki?

By: Jonathan Szczepanski

Jonathan Szczepanski — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:13:14 +0000

I’ll wait for the year that you need to use a ryoba or dozuki. Then maybe I’ll have a fighting chance.

Jonathan
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