Thread: John Ewart and the Skewart

similar to a skew but not with the long point which can be our undoing
John says it gives you two sweet spots to use

here's a basic drawing (forgive my execution)

skewart.jpg

His article said the chisel was originally 35mm wide and 8mm thick
and ground at 60 degrees

he later modified to an angle of 45 - 55 degrees

I've seen him use it but haven't tried it for myself

I'll ask the publisher if I can put the article up on the forum

Originally Posted by Oldgreybeard

Chuck1, Can you give some details as to dimensions - width, thickness of blade, angles of grind, etc.? Is is used in a similar manner to a regular skew or does it have it's own "demons" to be mastered? Thanks Bob

hi Bob. The blank is 31mm by 6.5mm (because that's all I could find at work). The bevels are about 15 mm and the skew angle is 60 to 70 degrees. I kept a steeper angle as I found I was moving the handle around to get it to plane cut so thought make angle bigger on tool and then I was not moving my Back hand around as much. All bevels are hollow grind for honing purposes. No "demons " as such mainly moments of mind wandering! I find it handy as it saves time flipping the chisel over to go the other way, saving time ! I know some people will shake their heads but when there is 50 plus balusters to turn that 4 seconds adds up after 7 hours!