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Oh - should add the change in thinking is not...
Oh - should add the change in thinking is not exactly out of the blue- was travelling with friends over easter and one friend left his shaver behind- leading to vist to the supermarkets and the usual...
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Hi Ian Nothing wrong with all your comments ,...
Hi Ian
Nothing wrong with all your comments , but as I am currently in "burr eccentric mode" if I see a burr "break" even a slither, I start considering if I could changed angle - ie slighter... -
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Well I was over doing grinding, trying to salvage Norris plane blade that was chipping and some cog clicked over in may head and I stopped "sharpening"- or a least considering the... -
26th April 2024, 11:22 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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- always remember "no japanning in the kitchen" ,...
- always remember "no japanning in the kitchen" , like really, never..
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25th April 2024, 08:29 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Hi Rob Also - was wondering how your plane...
Hi Rob
Also - was wondering how your plane project was going. Whichever choice you make for your plane blade I am sure it will be interesting.
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25th April 2024, 07:07 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Hi All Thanks for the advice. On the good...
Hi All
Thanks for the advice. On the good news front after sacrificing a centimetre and half of blade I hit steel that doesn't shatter the moment the blade hits timber. Blade is keen and does a... -
25th April 2024, 02:36 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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David, Are there any further suggestions to...
David,
Are there any further suggestions to improve this particular blade ,"*if* the blade has enlarged grain, then the chance that it will ever be stable is practically zero." does not at all... -
25th April 2024, 12:54 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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David, Photo of the larger chip. 537604...
David,
Photo of the larger chip.
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25th April 2024, 12:42 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Hi David The blades not laminated. No sign...
Hi David
The blades not laminated. No sign cracking like you show.
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24th April 2024, 11:34 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Thankful the offer David. Yes, likely tad far to...
Thankful the offer David. Yes, likely tad far to send a plane blade, a mere 17,653 km's.
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24th April 2024, 11:04 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Ian Many things you inferred there are...
Ian
Many things you inferred there are correct. Yes it 2 1/8 inch Norris bladed would be pain to replace. The blade was soft. The edges buckled when I tried to use it. Unusable. I assume the... -
24th April 2024, 12:02 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Thanks David, Slow to grind.. No defects...
Thanks David,
Slow to grind.. No defects visible.
Temper for 1 or 2 Hours each run ?
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23rd April 2024, 10:02 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Chipping Norris Blade
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Does anyone have any suggestions, regarding this Norris blade
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23rd April 2024, 01:30 AM
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Hi All Yup Cap irons are pretty fiddly. Have...
Hi All
Yup Cap irons are pretty fiddly. Have rebent a number as the shape they arrived in was nothing like what is present by Mr Bailey, But this ia whole another story
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22nd April 2024, 09:12 AM
Thread: Once there was three saw vises.
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Hi Ian I have a cast Wentworth saw vise and...
Hi Ian
I have a cast Wentworth saw vise and too can struggle to grab the last bit of handle end of small saws.
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21st April 2024, 09:45 PM
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Leverage, the adjustar will provide. - Tend to...
Leverage, the adjustar will provide.
- Tend to set my plane's so the advance will move with single finger. The frogs are flattened and a tad of wax to keep things reasonable tight, but still able... -
21st April 2024, 02:25 PM
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Hi Rob I don't have an opinion one way or...
Hi Rob
I don't have an opinion one way or another about the Adjustar. Sometime, however, I do find the slop on old planes annoying,(and on some new planes). If annoyance gets my goat, I'll pull... -
19th April 2024, 10:53 PM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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19th April 2024, 10:18 PM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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Hi David Not entirely convinced that two...
Hi David
Not entirely convinced that two handed vertical sawing it makes difficult to maintain squareness, photo attached. The German style reverse cut is also easy to keep track. Not sure way,... -
19th April 2024, 04:58 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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Hi David Suggest trying the reverse cut with...
Hi David
Suggest trying the reverse cut with your Disston, which u you mavehave done Here's a thread, with some videos on reverse cutting Topic: Reverse overhand grip for ripping '-' Woodworking... -
18th April 2024, 09:51 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Hi Ian Nice looking saw, the plus of tailoring...
Hi Ian
Nice looking saw, the plus of tailoring a saw just for you -it can be perfect.
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17th April 2024, 08:12 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Righto - put a small flem on the Disston and...
Righto -
put a small flem on the Disston and ripped again. Measuring this time. More or less the same rate of penetration - around 9mm per stroke though 40mm thick timber. Might be a small nod to... -
17th April 2024, 02:22 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Hi Ian , Yes sharpening is key. ...
Hi Ian ,
Yes sharpening is key.
Suspecting sharpening is the main issue in this comparison. The teeth spacing is identical between the Disston and the I.Sorby and both were sharpened by... -
16th April 2024, 10:24 PM
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Hi All I haven't followed read though this...
Hi All
I haven't followed read though this thread much only the last though posts. As for coal fired power station well cannot say I involved much but design/ or more exactly redesigned some... -
16th April 2024, 09:17 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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PS- as Paul suggests the Mr Punch trademark was...
PS- as Paul suggests the Mr Punch trademark was present in 1856 and the handle style is so close to other 1850s handles, I amgoing to think of the saw as harking from that era. The medallion...
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16th April 2024, 08:58 PM
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Gave the saws teeth a spruce up, not a big job....
Gave the saws teeth a spruce up, not a big job. While I only compared for few strokes my 1860"s I.Sorby with it thicker stiffer blade did seem to slam through the timber quicker. I guess though for...
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16th April 2024, 07:49 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Hi Mate, Ah the power station thread,...
Hi Mate,
Ah the power station thread, fortunately that has an Eastern states flavour so it has little sway here...
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16th April 2024, 04:58 PM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Hi Paul There are many Sorbies and other...
Hi Paul
There are many Sorbies and other convuluted characters in this trail. This saw is I.Sorby and there's a remnant of a Mr Punch(faint) above. The dating seems right.
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16th April 2024, 11:02 AM
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Indeed it is Matt. Nicely your photo ...
Indeed it is Matt.
Nicely your photo provides a date, that lines up with where other suggests the I.Sorby + Mr Punch logo and style of saw would date from.
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16th April 2024, 12:03 AM
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It is interesting how the timber in the 2nd photo...
It is interesting how the timber in the 2nd photo has changed compared to the first photo.
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15th April 2024, 11:13 PM
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Matt Better photo of "cleaner medallion" ...
Matt
Better photo of "cleaner medallion"
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15th April 2024, 11:07 PM
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Thats seems right David. I went a bit off...
Thats seems right David.
I went a bit off track suggesting earlier. With marking a simple I Sorby and no reference to Northern Toolworks or Mr Punch a source suggested the much earlier date. Now... -
15th April 2024, 02:44 PM
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Thank Ian Got brave and knocked the nut less...
Thank Ian
Got brave and knocked the nut less bolt out
Snapped in the middle. Not me old break.
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14th April 2024, 11:05 PM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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Not sure it will Strat a revolution on this forum...
Not sure it will Strat a revolution on this forum let alone generally. Have also tried the reverse style cutting with both hands griping the saw best that can. Even though the handle not designed for...
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14th April 2024, 10:53 PM
Thread: Hairy Oak Handles
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Handles really set a plane off well and adds to...
Handles really set a plane off well and adds to affinity and feel when using the tools.
Inspires, to make a few more to replace some of the machined beech handles on a couple of users ...
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14th April 2024, 09:32 PM
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One for the saw masters
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Anyone able to date this saw, I came across. While it may be more recent, suspect it dates from 1790-1814 but very confident it's at 19th century if it isn't from that stated date. If... -
13th April 2024, 02:39 PM
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Photos of the said quick test of double handle on...
Photos of the said quick test of double handle on a Disston saw..
Looking for something more challenging to saw, than some pine scraps..
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13th April 2024, 12:03 PM
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Out of curiosity I put a wooden handscrew clamp...
Out of curiosity I put a wooden handscrew clamp on disston ripsaw, so I could get a similar grip on the saw and cut in a similar fashion away from me with two arms. Seemes to work well.
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13th April 2024, 02:05 AM
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Hi David. I ran some cuts with my Disston D8...
Hi David.
I ran some cuts with my Disston D8 , thumb hole with a two-handed grip, but it an unfair proposition comparing a dedicated 3/4 tpi rip saw and a small turning framesaw with 8mm wide... -
12th April 2024, 10:31 PM
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Hi All did short test with a small turning saw...
Hi All did short test with a small turning saw that I have. Intial impressions is that this two handed style provides good good control and feels easier. My turning saw isn't very good at this -...
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12th April 2024, 10:23 PM
Thread: Coping saw recommendations please
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Hi jpde thank for kindly referring to the error...
Hi jpde thank for kindly referring to the error as spell check change but yes the decent blades are Pegas -
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12th April 2024, 02:21 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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Hi David I agree, glad CK took took the time...
Hi David
I agree, glad CK took took the time to find and share this video. Casper is joy to watch at work, not moving fast but each choice is deliberate and seasoned. Its how I imagine the... -
12th April 2024, 12:43 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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CK and DW - nice way of getting two arms engaged...
CK and DW - nice way of getting two arms engaged in ripping while sitting down.:2tsup: Much new for me here , thanks.
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11th April 2024, 11:13 PM
Thread: Coping saw recommendations please
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Hmmh Ok, I recently purchase a relatively...
Hmmh
Ok, I recently purchase a relatively expensive fretsaw, knew concepts with settable blade angles. I thought that be a bit nicer., but I underestimated how much better. I can judge 45 degrees... -
10th April 2024, 05:40 PM
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Had a thought about at the look of the route saw...
Had a thought about at the look of the route saw in the photo and when hunting for old photos of "vintage" route saws not the modern ones. Found this
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10th April 2024, 04:16 PM
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Hand ripsawing insanity
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Noticed in this 17th century French plate that the fellow ripping the timber was sing the Roubo saw vertically. 537119
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8th April 2024, 09:13 PM
Thread: Old saw - type purpose or one of?
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Flooring saw, that is a dang good suggestion. ...
Flooring saw, that is a dang good suggestion.
With a hang on the handle like that, the saw would always point to the floor.
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8th April 2024, 09:58 AM
Thread: Old saw - type purpose or one of?
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Old saw - type purpose or one of?
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Saw this odd old saw, at the base in the picture. I do not recognize the type.
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7th April 2024, 10:26 PM
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Ian your poor scrub-lanes, they get thrown to...
Ian
your poor scrub-lanes, they get thrown to the wolves, don't they?... My plane only has to deal with twisting, cupping, and occasionally ripping off the side of a board.
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Hi All Happen to have a a European style scrub...
Hi All
Happen to have a a European style scrub with 1 1/4 inch blade. Sometimes I feel that I would be better served by a metal scrub, with its additional mass. Fortunately by the time I have...