Thread: German woodworking sites

They finally made Sgt. Schultz clean his bench.

Start with a basic description of saw sharpening:
Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Techniken: Säge schärfen)

"Cross-sectional or longitudinal?American woodworkers make between saws for cross-and longitudinal sections a distinct difference. Saws for cutting along the grain (Schlitzsäge; 'rip cut') have a different tooth shape as Absetzsägen ('cross cut'). To the question of whether and how this distinction has played a role with us, I have to elsewhere written more. I want to first describe the simpler way of sharpening the optimized tooth form for longitudinal cuts. Of course you can do with such a ADAPTED also saw cross-sections, but the (mainly softwood) are not so clean."

Link to a study of saw tooth shapes from German books:
Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Techniken: Sägezahnform)

There's an ordinary page on sharpening irons and chisels ... but he talks about old text-books saying that cap-irons should have a small flat ground across the front edge. This ties in to the recent discussions about the japanese university studies and the consequences ... but this page must pre-date those discussions I think.

"Finally, it must in a double plane iron nor the valve can be adapted to the iron. The flap has at its lower edge firmly against the iron, so that no intervening shavings settle and clog the mouth can. Best after you cut the bearing edge when sanding anything, just to be sure. In old textbooks is recommended that the front edge of the flap to grind a small step height of about one millimeter in order to facilitate the breaking of the chip (see Figure). I have observed that in none but my old plane.Finally it should be the top of the flap at the bottom of polish yet, so the chips can easily glide over."


Blades with flap (from Biel: 'On the bench' [1954]):



I don't know if he has any info on how far to set the cap-iron back.

Good references to Woodwork and Tools books:

Kleines Werkzeugmuseum (Bücher)

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The joys of translation ...

(German tools and brands) Österreichische Werkzeughersteller und -händler: Joh. Weiss & Sohn, Wien

"1860 was a "parallel parking planes" patent pending: With the help of an iron fence of the construction could be manipulated planing easily and accurately adjusted in parallel or moved. "


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Kleines Werkzeugmuseum (Firmengeschichte Joh. Weiss & Sohn, Wien)

I also want to thank Philip Walker of Needham Market, England for his assistance with several items in the text whose meanings had eluded me, and Raymond R. Townsend for his considerable help and support, especially in supplying the following clarification of the vinegar chip plane (Page 40) from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary:
"Wine-vinegar is made - principally in France - from inferior wines and grape refuse. The liquid is clarified by straining through a tun filled with beechwood chips. The process occupies several weeks."
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A page on the German-style horn plane: Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Werkzeug: Der Hobel)




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and a 1920 patented accessory for horn-planes: Kleines Werkzeugmuseum (Schrupphobel)

Woodwork museum
Neu im Museum

Info overload
Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Techniken: Übersicht)

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More links: Old Ladies: Links: schärfen - sharpening

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Just the start of a thread: Feinsäge schränken und schärfen, mit Bildern

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Copy of an article from "The German construction and furniture carpenter"
Issue 9, September 1967
Supplement to 'The young carpenter'

Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Werkzeug: Sägen)

Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Werkzeug: Sägen)

A very good article on flattening a board.

Holzbearbeitung mit Handwerkzeugen (Techniken: Aushobeln)

O ekonomische encyclopedia or general system of State-City-of-home, and agriculture is the title of one of the most comprehensive encyclopedias of German-speaking countries. The grounds of JG Krünitz work appeared from 1773 to 1858 in 242 volumes and is one of the most important German scientific historical sources for the period of transition to an industrial society

Krünitz Online

I have no idea what it says ... but there is pages and pages written under "Hobel" = handplane ...

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Hobel
Hobel, (Ausstoß=)
Hobel, (Beschneid=)
Hobel, (Falz=)
Hobel, (Falz=)
Hobel, (Faust=)
Hobel, (Falz=)
Hobel, (Flitsch=)
Hobel, (Füge=)
Hobel, (Gehr=)
Hobel, (Gesims=)
Hobel, (Gesims=)
Hobel, (Glatt=)
Hobel, (Grath=)
Hobel, (großer)
Hobel, (Grund=)
Hobel, (Handfüge=)
Hobel, (Handfüge=)
Hobel, (Hart=)
Hobel, (Hart=)
Hobel, (Hohlkehl=)
Hobel, (Karnieß=)
Hobel, (Karnieß=)
Hobel, (Kehl=)
Hobel, (Kehl=)
Hobel, (Kimm=)
Hobel, (Ladestock=)
Hobel, (Leisten=)
Hobel, (Nuth=)
Hobel, (Nuth=)
Hobel, (Ort=)
Hobel, (Rade=)
Hobel, (Register=)
Hobel, (Rohr=)
Hobel, (Rohr=)
Hobel, (Rund=)
Hobel, (Schärf= oder Scharf=)
Hobel, (Schlicht=)
Hobel, (Schlicht=)
Hobel, (Schlicht=)
Hobel, (Schnitt=)
Hobel, (Schropp=)
Hobel, (Schrot=)
Hobel, (Schrot=)
Hobel, (Schrot=)
Hobel, (Schrubb=, Schrubbel= oder Schrupp=)
Hobel, (Schürf=)
Hobel, (Seiten=)
Hobel, (Span=)
Hobel, (Spund=)
Hobel, (Stab=)
Hobel, (Stab=)
Hobel, (Steil=)
Hobel, (Steil=)
Hobel, (Vergatt=)
Hobel, (Wangen=)
Hobel, (Wiesen=)
Hobel, (Zahn=)
Hobel, (Zahn=)
Hobel, (Zinn=)
Hobel=Bank
Hobel= Eisen
Hobel=Span