Search results

Atoma 120 grit diamond stone works well and does not stick to the whetstones. Usedone for years now, also use it as a sharpening stone, I think I bought it from workshop heaven.

There are so many amazing UK woods that you really do not need to use important tropical or other woods that come from questionable sources. If making jewellery then firewood logs are suitable, especially if you have a small bandsaw. If the woods are wet then saw into smaller pieces and they dry...

I have both. If given the choice I would go for the tormek, especially if keeping tools sharp, if renovating then maybe the pro edge, as the coarse belts are far faster than the tormek. The pro edge is a fantastically made and engineered machine, but for those fine repeatable edges on...

I made an ash chopping board that our wedding cake sat upon, 18 years ago. Used it every day since, never oiled or put anything else on it. Just washed and dried, still going strong. I do not know where the idea of putting mineral oil or even worst still wax onto a board that should be scrubbed...

Investing in a stone trueing diamond jig is helpful. They cost a bit, and I used mine at least a couple of time a year. If you do get one take the shallowest cut on each pass, this way the diamond grader/cutter will last longer. I now use diamond wheels.

I have worked with a lot of children mainly years 5 and 6. We use palm drills, that is a jobbers drill set into a wooden handle, up to 10mm nor smaller than 4mm even these can get broken. Some kids can take ages to drill a hole, but that is not a problem. With bigger holes1/2inch to 25 mm we use...

Yes I meant broaches but incidentally I do make brooches as well. My broaches are really floats. I've settled on the process, tried it today, really quick and simple and faster than other methods, I reckon. I decided to use my mitre saw rather than buy a smaller 4mm kerfed saw and then make a...

Thanks for your replies, I make and use brooches, just wanted something a bit faster as drilling 4 mm holes in a line is always slightly hit and miss and time consuming to use the brooch. I have also used the cut in half, rebate and glue back together method on push knife handles, a possibility...

I want to cut a 4mm slot up to 14mm wide and 40 to 50 mm deep into end grain ash and beech. I am doing it in an amateurish way by drilling holes and then burning out with a piece of metal of the correct size. Not great for production runs and can look a bit messy. Its for the tangs of tools I...

Are these round logs or logs that have been split. With round logs I cut along the pith first, make flat with hand plane. Cut again and flatten with plane as this may be a bit wavy. Cut the other 2 sides. With a split log I feed the flattest surface on the table to produce flat cut, again clean...

I have a dedicated mop for metal polishing, mainly sharpening. 6 inch mops smallish common type bench grinder, works well for most stuff. Put and axe or larger tool on it and can easily slow it down if I press harder. Would love a bigger grinder but dont want to use my big 8 inch grinder. Never...

I love a good convex grind, on some tools. I think that the convex grind is and was one of the most common grinds. I say this from the many hundreds of people that come through my sharpening workshops. Because of how people move their tool over the abrasive or visa versa we tend not to fix and...

Turners on a human powered lathe have been doing this for centuries. The bowl lathe is used with hook tools mainly forged by the turner themselves and it has been known to get up to 5 bowls from one blank. Look up Owen Thomas and Robin Wood who are masters of this way of turning, from one 10...

Never used one and known about them for years and decided they are not worth the money, for me anyway. To be able to use one you would need to know how to sharpen gouges on flats stones and with round slips. As the shape changes continuously along the length of the stone you can only use a small...

Come on Jacob we are taking about straight chisels and skews, not gouges or single bevel general wood chisels. For these skew and straight chisels for letter carving, what I say stands. When having to cut or incise an accurate line at a set and consistent angle a flat bevel really helps, of...

With any tool the bevel should be as small as possible without chipping, rolling or degrading. This will depend on how you use the tool for example pushing by hand or hitting. It also depends on the wood and the quality of the steel among other things. Both bevels need to be flat from the edge...

Online shops are horrible and I waste time searching for the items I need. This is down to bad management, research and design, it does not have to be this way. I have never liked the screwfix online shop, others are just as bad. This is simply overcome and I am pulling my hair out at the...

Defiantly not as in your sketch. The first picture may work. Difficult to say without using the adze as the geometry between bevel and handle is very important, get it wrong and the adze will not work efficiently. As suggested try a straight handle and make it a bit longer and see where the adze...

English, generally referred to as a Kentish pattern. Not seen that mark before. Try the Axe Junkies facebook group for more info.

No It would be helpful to have a picture of the whole head. From the pictures provided it could be French.