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[stuckinthemud]

I’m told mdf is abrasive enough to hone a chisel without an abrasive sheet but never been brave enough to try

 

[mikej460]

I’m told mdf is abrasive enough to hone a chisel without an abrasive sheet but never been brave enough to try

Not hone - strop

 

[stuckinthemud]

Ummm probably going to sound pedantic but I thought honing was done with something firm (like an mdf disk mounted in a lathe or bench grinder) but a strop was a leather strap?

 

[Fitzroy]

Racking and a tool wall as I slowly insulate and then reorder my shed.

 

[TRITON]

Abrasive paper on a ply or mdf disc on your lathe is all you need to grind a skew. Touch up with a diamond plate until it needs refreshing on the disc.

I think we could probably come up with something akin to a record player, so its lying horizontally rather than vertical,much like a Viceroy.
See here. - I like the added piece of glass to give more support to the abrasive paper. Theres less likelihood of the tool pressure causing damage to the MDF disc.
https://www.instructables.com/Sharpening-system/

 

[cowtown_eric]

heated pallet knife for shellac stick melting/furniture repair

 

[Phil Pascoe]

There's less likelihood of the tool pressure causing damage to the MDF disc.

I treat the discs as sacrificial anyway. Once the paper is worn it's quicker and easier to use a fresh piece than to get the paper off and true up the old disc. I always use short screws so can reuse the disc if necessary, just skimming it flat again.

 

[Rodpr]

Not sure if this really counts as making but my son in law is a chef and wanted me to make a serving board from an offcut of oak worktop. I don't have a big enough router bit to make a decent finger groove on the ends so just chamfered the ends on my table saw. I picked up a Dewalt impact driver for £50 from Screwfix and wanted to stow this and the drill under a shelf - the pieces I cut off the ends of the serving board turned out to be perfect for the job!

 

[Padster]

First attempt a 'River' board, it's a way to prove the process for the table I have to make...

Regards

Padster

 

[CaptainBudget]

Cookbook stand I've made for my wife as a Christmas present.

This was made from oak flooring offcuts a colleague gave me and is probably the first proper project I've done in hardwood, and my first proper attempt at carving.

Quite chuffed with that.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Seeing all your production pieces you've been 'turning' out lately you might be interested in this chap. His name is Steve Jones and has been a production woodturner for many years. He rarely posts these days although he has put a video on just yesterday. WOODTURNER 21. You won't often see him using much more than a skew and a gouge.

 

[Amateur]

Bedroom set. Chest of drawers and two bedside cabinets for my niece.

 

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[Amateur]

Made from English elm to go with a dressing table/desk I made earlier this year.
The drawer knobs are what they are, not my choice and the chinese quality isn't up to much but can be changed as she gets older.
This will be my last heavy project. Moving heavy pieces about is getting too much Im afraid at my age.

 

[Amateur]

Take care everyone.

 

[paulrbarnard]

Made from English elm to go with a dressing table/desk I made earlier this year.
The drawer knobs are what they are, not my choice and the chinese quality isn't up to much but can be changed as she gets older.
This will be my last heavy project. Moving heavy pieces about is getting too much Im afraid at my age.

Fantastic work. An heirloom for sure. I hear you about "things getting heavy" I'm finally making a shift to using power tools...

 

[Rodpr]

Beautiful work, Amateur!

 

[Jameshow]

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Will you please change your forum name!

I'm the amateur!