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7th June 2016, 01:26 PM #1
IanW in print again
For those of you who have not yet received their copy of AWR (No.91), IanW has an excellent article on choosing back saws. The highlight for me is seeing again his own saws and tool cabinets.
Well worth a read and thanks Ian.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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8th June 2016, 09:22 AM #2
Just as well I don't try to stay incognito, Paul! No chance with my ugly mug all over the page. The editor likes habitat shots of authors, to go with the articles, so she came over one day & took a whole bunch of pics of me in my shed. My better half insisted I put on a clean shirt this time, even though I assured her no one would even notice, let alone care. But I got one of those looks, so clean shirt it was. I see the tool cupboard sneaked in there, too. Doesn't have any relevance to the article, but everyone who visits seems to like exploring it....
Linda asked me at the Carbatec do last weekend if I'd had any feedback, positive or negative, so fire away. I hope a few people might find it useful, of course, but it's pretty basic. You are only allowed a certain number of words for a single article, so you can't get too carried away. Which is no doubt intentional.
Cheers,IW
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8th June 2016, 09:25 AM #3
Well done Ian. Havent had a chance to read the story yet, but the pictures looked great as I had a flick through.
Brad.
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8th June 2016, 11:51 AM #4Senior Member
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[QUOTE My better half insisted I put on a clean shirt this time, even though I assured her no one would even notice, let alone care. But I got one of those looks, so clean shirt it was. ,[/QUOTE]
So that's your best shirt huh??
Dick (Sartorial Titan person)
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8th June 2016, 12:47 PM #5
Ian
Great article I skimmed over it last night
You seemed to cover all the basics with out getting to deep into it.
And that would make it a good read for someone starting out in hand tools.
A second article following on with more detail would be fantastic.
You seem to be a natural with the pen(keyboard).
We appreciate the clean shirt very smart
Cheers Matt
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8th June 2016, 02:41 PM #6
I just knew you had a second T-shirt .
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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8th June 2016, 06:37 PM #7
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8th June 2016, 06:45 PM #8
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8th June 2016, 09:52 PM #9
Last edited by IanW; 9th June 2016 at 08:44 AM. Reason: Fix quote
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9th June 2016, 03:42 AM #10
Read your article this evening Ian. Excellent!
Learnt stuff about handle positioning on the plate, so that was a bonus beyond the enjoyment of just reading the article itself.
And I agree with Simplicity about follow-on articles. Lots more to be said about saws.
Cheers
OGSome give pleasure where ever they go, others whenever they go!
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9th June 2016, 09:19 AM #11
True, OG, but remember we're preaching to the converted here. It was meant to be a general answer to a question I get asked a lot. My main aim was to help people who are starting to use saws seriously, by talking about some different types of backsaws & why you might choose one over another to do a particular job. As I said, the magazine puts limits on the size of any one article, so there is only so much I could say. These sorts of articles also have to try to satisfy a very broad audience, so you can't just dive in using a lot of saw terminology as you could here. I also tried to be careful to differentiate between fact & opinion - any reader of this part of the forum would know how quickly the latter gets you into trouble!
So given all those constraints, I'm pleased that someone like yourself finds something useful in it!
Nothing more on saws planned for the moment, as I hinted to Matt, I've just written another article on how to make big wooden screws with basic gear. I thought it was timely since there seems to be an upsurge in interest, thanks to a couple of magazine 'gurus' talking them up. The amount they want to charge you for a ready-made wooden bench-screw is outrageous!
It may or may not fly, I had to break it into two parts because of the size, which may not suit the mag. So if it gets rejected, I may post it here as a coupe of PDFs instead....
Cheers,IW
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9th June 2016, 10:01 AM #12
Ian
Wherever that article ends up it will be very well received based on my observations from the Brissy show. I guessed that was what you were alluding to, but pleased you have clarified it as I saw a good deal of censorship on the horizon connected with wood.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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9th June 2016, 10:18 AM #13
I best locate a newsagent and check this out.
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9th June 2016, 06:15 PM #14
Ian, write a book!
I found the article informative, especially since I come from the dark side of woodworking - the spinney side.
The book wouldn't have to be too big, probably only 500 A4 pagesPat
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain
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10th June 2016, 05:02 PM #15
Well Ian my friend, I went to the newsagent yesterday just to get the mag to read your article. It was worth the trip. Damn good article. It covers a lot of ground, probably in more detail than a beginner would digest, but I expect that one would read it a few times anyway since it should become a resource article. Pity it cannot be put up on the web for easy access .... or, perhaps you could write another version? I would be happy to host it on my website, if you need. Let me know.
Regards from Perth
Derek
p.s. has anyone read the tail end of the latest Popular Woodworking mag?Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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