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Thanks all.

I'll help you with using it Soatoz. I even have a book on them. Not just Holland and Holland but on what makes a "London Best" shotgun. Very interesting reading. Especially the sections on making the...

Thanks SilentC, for letting it pass due to my obviously delicate mood.


Thanks for the Holland and Holland link Schtoo. I laarvve their stuff. (BTW lignator, I think you are looking at a starting...

Can you please explain the above? I don't understand this at all.



I don't remember saying that.



I have made plenty of things with inexpensive tools.
Almost all of my tools have not...

At first I thought Kiridashi were carpenters marking tools, then I vaguely remember reading something about them being general purpose knives that everyone, even schoolkids carry from time to time.
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I think there probably was a misunderstanding here. Soatoz is merely countering an old and often heard arguement. This being that functionality is all and that beauty is not important to a tools...

I agree. Laminates are a very stable construction be if for guitar, banjo whatever.
As far as the wood combination goes, I have no idea.
Try the Jarrah + Qld Maple. Nothing to lose. I doubt it...

For the sake of accuracy, it sounds like you are speaking of a laminated neck as opposed to a skunk stripe. A skunk stripe is simply a "plug" in a one piece maple (or other I suppose) neck. It allows...

Good to have a new thread started. Thanks Soatoz.

One question. When using a coarse stone to flatten the surface of other finer stones, is it very hard to thouroughly remove all the (coarser) grit...

I would use it as a vehicle, enabling me to join in the spirit of flippancy
alive in this thread. :rolleyes:

Perhaps the Japanese blacksmiths need to look on Ebay more often , in order to get really interesting ideas for their knives. I think this one is called the Dragon Molester or some such thing.


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Welcome dburnard. And please take it from me, we know "bloody Americans!" are not all the same and I for one, have much respect for the way many Americans go about their woodwork and crafts (like car...

Okay, I missed Step six. I thought Ura-dashi was first but apparently this is not so.
Is Ura-dashi always before inital grinding (on stone) with new chisels or does it depend?

Thanks for this Soatoz. It does seem like a fairly foolproof way of setting up a nice edge.

BUT...... do new plane blades require ura-dashi? If so, does this tecnique of yours replace ura-dashi as...

Ha ha. I love it! (The Mona Lisa but especially your kind words to Leonardo). It might be good you weren't around. If poor old Leonardo was anything like me he probably would have altered or trashed...

Wow. Great post but you're really pushing the bounds of my comprehension. I'm going to have to go back to previous posts and re-learn some of my Japanese terms. Maybe we could get a "sticky" going at...

Thanks for the replies people.

Hi all. Something I've always wondered.

Why are there chip breaker and non-chipbreaker planes? It is the same with Western
planes as well as Japanese.

I would have thought they would work...

The latest issue of Australian Wood Review (#54) has an article on making your own Japanese style planes. Also a seperate article on Japanese blades, sharpening and blacksmiths from an Australian...

I thought someone on BuySellSwap was selling some long slabs of Ironbark. It was in Central (ish) Victoria. It wasn't very long ago. 2 or 3 weeks I think.

I was hoping to buy a Japanese saw soon.
As far as I can tell there are two basic types.
The one which is braced along the back and the one which is just "blade" and can flex a lot more.
I was...

And that's a GREAT job on that tele oldpicker. Just had a good look at how you got that grain to stand out. I've got a tele body that I'm not happy with the finish on. I think you've just inspired me...

http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/telecaster.html

This is a link to a guy who has done a "blond" tele. This is a well known translucent white finish. I think this guy has done a pretty good...

What wood are you using? From what you say, I would guess that this effect is used with open grain woods like mahogany.
In this case all I know is that there is a big difference in the order in...

Thanks also.

This section should be a good idea.

I have a question for soatoz regarding his post on sharpening stones. I hope it's not too dumb.
What is likely to happen, when a beginner who...

Good to see you here soatoz, welcome!

I wish you hadn't reminded me about those four trowel chisels however. I knew they were a great buy and was going to bid, but I forgot all about it on the...

Well said Zenobia. I know what you mean. The secret ingredient is of course, Laarve. (and I actually believe this) Very hard to maintain the focus and love when all around you is distracting and the...

I will also vouch for Martin at MOPsupplies. I have dealt with him twice and his prices and service seem way better than the norm.

There are some very complete tutorials on the net for inlay and...