Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Eshmiel]

That's a very elegant Japanese table. A tea set or a bonsai is needed now.

 

[JSW]

Yup, that table goes on the list of to-do's, really nice!

Cutting in on the skirting board however ...

 

[Cabinetman]

Yes I like the subtle lines on that. How is the top held down just in its middle like that please?

 

[supertom44]

Yes I like the subtle lines on that. How is the top held down just in its middle like that please?

Originally I planned on using a domino in the middle of the stretchers however with the offset I struggled to line it up. So instead I used glue and a single screw in the middle, not ideal but we’ll see how it holds up over time.

 

[BentonTool]

Hi Benton,

Yes, I'm familiar with the unicorn theory and practice and have, in fact, tried it on all me blades that are straight edged. I can't tell if it makes the edges more resilient (its main purpose) 'cos as a hobbyist with 23 other hobbies I don't use the tools enough. But it certainly doesn't reduce their sharpness.

As I understand it, the "dubbing" from the unicorn momentary buffing wheel application is meant only to put a genuinely microscopic round on the edge, getting rid of the really teeny jags normally left there by even the very small grit sharpening - a process about increased resilience of the edge rather than making it any sharper. The dubbing one hears of from honing with leather strops seems to be something different - a greater degree of rounding that accumulates over several honings because of that squish in the substrate (such as leather) which effectively increases the angle at which the honing is happening. Hard substrates means less squish so less of a tendency to increase the actual angle at which the honing is applied, says the theory.

I've been doing a lot of knife honing whilst pursuing my now 14 month obsession with making spoons, bowls and the like, using strops covered in thin leather mostly. There seems no dubbing that can be detected in the form of a gradually less sharp knife ..... but maybe the leather being very thin is part of the reason for the lack of dub accumulation ...... ?

Anyroadup, I'd like to see and try your own honing stuff and method as part of a general exploration aimed at making the best hones I can for the carving tools. It does make a significant difference to how they cut if they're kept very sharp and at a low-angle bevel. I'm hoping this will speed up my cack-handed acquisition of the carving skills, see.

Benton, you Sir are a true Craftsman. My hats off to you, respect!

Thank you for the detailed instruction, I have been making bowls with the lathe but now I have more uses for it making handles! I have never heard of the term strobbing before so you have taught me a lot today. Do you use any type of leather, or does it need to be a specific type? (I don't know anything about leather)

Gentlemen,
I will be starting a new post on Strops & Stropping, and include the images of going directly from a 1,000 grit diamond stone to the strop. I think that might be better than "hijacking" (as I have heard it described) this post on "last thing MADE"...

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/hand-tools.11/