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I know that this saw is often recommended by Paul Sellers. Last time, I have looked at amazon.de, 7TPI version was not available, but now it is. So that is a good tip for me. (I am reluctant to buy from the UK, as you have to pay the import fees for everything now, so I try to buy the same...

Thank you very much, but I will buy a sharpenable saw, so I must go vintage, unless I want to pay for some premium contemporary saw. I think Bahco does not make sharpenable saws anymore, just hardpoint.

Hello, I have a 28 inch 4TPI Tyzack Nonpareil rip saw, but I find it to be overkill for thinner stock. The cut is too coarse and the saw is difficult to start, so I only use it when necessary. What length and TPI do you recommend for finer cutting of thinner materials? Thank you.

Pear was my second guess, as i have just seen this video a few days ago

I live in central Europe and we commonly use beech and hornbeam as firewood, because we have so many. I have a bought scrub plane from Pinie with a hornbeam sole, so I have laid it on its side and you can compare it with hornbeam side by side. Also I have stripped the handle of the varnish...

Birch is a good candidate. Looks simillar.

Thank you. I will try to make an insert, this was my plan too. I have a lot of beech and cherry wood at home right now, so I can compare. It is more pale than cherry and also it is not beech as well. It is relatively hard, but it planes very well (like cherry). Wedge is beech, I know that.

I cannot see ray flacks as they are on oak. I cannot see those brown small flecks, that are common on beech like in the picture below anywhere and I have cleared the finish on the plane on all 4 sides. That is why it puzzles me if it is beech or not.

Hello , I am now restoring my great-grandfathers joiner plane and I would like to ask what wood is it made of? I know that the wedge is made from beech. The body looks like pear to me, but I am not sure. Thank you for your advice. Tibor

You can find different Rods around the world. E.g. Rod Steward, Rod Dreher, Rod Brind'amour, etc .... You just basically draw required dimensions on the piece of wood or transfer them from an existing structure and then you transfer those dimensions to another object, or you create multiple...

Maybe this furniture was made just for function. There were certainly pressures to produce as many pieces as possible in the shortest period of time. People were satisfied with almost anything, because resources were scarce. I cannot imagine a local woodworker producing André-Charles Boulle's...

Unfortunately, the only wooden furniture that I have is the table that I have made myself. All other furniture is made of MDF joined by dowels. My woodworking mission is to replace all the MDF furniture with wooden furniture made by myself. And move from firewood quality to heirloom quality with...

As I am restricted to mostly hand tools, I would like to visit some museums with antique furniture to explore how the furniture was made and what quality was acceptable then. They would not probably let me run around with a straight edge and calipers, but I can still get the general feeling of...

Hi Jacob, I have an engineering background and this is the first time ever I have seen someone to layout dovetails by marking dimensions from a single reference point. This is exactly how I would do it if I had a CAD drawing and how I have thought that it is being done before I have learned...

Thank you Peter, I will definitely watch your video.

Hello, Can you please provide me some useful tips and tricks for improving accuracy in woodworking? For measuring,layout, planing, chiseling, sawing, etc. Whatever comes to mind. This list maybe useful for someone else too in the future. e.g. When you place your chisel for mortising, place...

I have another question about quick release vices? Do they work well or there is a problem with quick release mechanism, e.g. it loosens the grip or does not engage correctly? I am thinking if it would not be better to buy a standard vice with a bigger thread and have something that is simple...

Hi OkeyDokey, I always hone an edge on a 10 000 gritstone or strop. No need to do it on a wheel for me :)

I have settled down to a 4" thick benchtop. The problem is that I have plain sawn boards (They are not doing quarter sawn at our local mill here). All the boards are 25 - 40 cm wide and they have pith and some cracks around the center. I need to cut the pith with cracks out. By this, I will...

So If I understand it correctly, the task is to have I will try this idea. Nice tip.