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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, Yes, this is true and even one man outfits will have items repeated in a batch production. But the quality would be maintained. Alan Peters made English piston fit drawers with slips and fine dovetails (sometimes mortice and tenon at the back) in much the same as Custard has illustrated...
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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, We all aspire to be like the Dickensian piece worker, what a lovely life of stimulating and enriching work! Why make something to the best of our ability, when the expedient is always less challenging intellectually and skillfully; quicker and perfunctory. No need for better than just...
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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, Absolutely, they and many others. A compelling reason not to produce work as they did! Mike.
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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, You were warned to skip that post if you didn't like the content! I don't want to write out of turn, it is Custard's post, after all but, I think you'll find that drawers is a relatively small one. I would guess the back is no more that 5/16 in thick which is no thicker than traditional...
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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, It wouldn't take any extra work to make the top tail match the bottom one, not a bit, so how could it be self indulgent? Surely it is noticing the details that makes for fine work. I think the craftsman that was irked by the detail was actually secretly annoyed that he hadn't done it...
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    Hand cut dovetails in sapele

    Hello, Have you tried cutting the pins first when doing half blinds? For some reason this seems a less common method but makes sense to me. It is MUCH easier to mark the tails through the wide tail sockets, in fact I use a pencil so my poor old eyes can see the marks. It is also easier to cut...
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    How to Line Boxes & Drawers

    Hello, Many thanks Custard, an excellent set of posts! Mike.
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    A Question

    Hello, The iron in the dreadful block was Sheffield made and actually pretty good. It was on sale and replacement irons were on sale too, at £4.50 each, so I got one. Luckily block planes are small enough to not take too long to fettle, so I did and replaced a few dodgy bits from the spare...
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    A Question

    Hello, I got my 8 Sweetheart when I was in America, from a prolific collector of Stanley planes named Earl. When I say prolific, I mean he had 1000's. Visited him at his home in a tiny town called Albion, which was a bit poetic for a Brit in America. I fancied a #8 and asked would be sell me...
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    Tool storage/protection

    Hello, You mean you don't use her rolling pin already? :D Mike.
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    A Question

    Hello, My Stanley is fitted with a Hock replacement iron, bought from the man himself when I visited Fort Bragg. The original sweetheart iron that came with the plane was near full length, but went missing, curiously about the time when I briefly shared my workshop with another guy. Ummmm...I...
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    Band saw Blade drift

    Hello, No, tyres without a crown are set up so the teeth ride forward of the tyre. It is not common, but there are bandsaws designed that way. The teeth would chafe the tyres otherwise. Which is a good reason for NOT taking any notice of Snodgrass and tracking your blade central to tyres with a...
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    Band saw Blade drift

    Helllo, Don't bother, there is no benefit in getting the blade to track with the gullets on the centre of the wheel. It will not prevent drift. Snodgrass is a buffoon, and obviously easily impresses the amateur. He is a salesman selling his guides. There is nothing in his video that is of any...
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    A Question

    Hello, I own and use the following; 03, 04 (2 of) 04 1/2 (2 of) 05, 05 1/2, 06, 07, 010, T5, 093, 2506S, 044, 050, 405, 071....I think that is the lot. I've had many others pass through my hands until I settled on the best ones to keep. My number 8 is a 1910 patent Stanley. I would like a...
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    A Question

    Hello, I do! Mike.
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    Durable but natural looking finish for Walnut dining table?

    Hello, I'm afraid you have asked for the impossible! Durability only comes with a film forming finish and that is something which never looks bare wood natural. It is about getting a balance of an acceptable level of coating to impart some resistance to surface scuffing, without making the wood...
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    Dewalt Ras help

    Hello, Agreed, if a motor requires a large start up current, it will blow a fuse or trip a MCB. Can't see how it will run on less current than it needs. It sounds as if the motor is bad, arcing across the windings where insulation has failed, or bad connections in the terminal box. It could be...
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    Sharpening of Chisels (again!)

    Hello, I guess this question is aimed at me...new workshop next term.? Yes, there will be a vertical belt sander (band facer). I'm guessing you are reasoning if there is a belt sander used by the pupils then they should also use a dry grinder. Well not exactly, the comparison of the 2 machines...
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    Sharpening of Chisels (again!)

    Hello, TBH the kids should go no where near the dry grinder. I'm sure the OP knows this, but for the benefit of those not familiar with school H&S. If the OP needs some help with tool prep, then there should be some budget set aside for equipment of some sort. I know school budgets are tight...
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    Sharpening of Chisels (again!)

    Hello, Stropping is a waste of time with chisels that are used by (many) kids! A craftsman will keep the edges as good as he can whilst working, and might refresh the edge with a strop or a light hone when needed. Kids will bugger the edges before they realise they are dull and if they are...
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