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The only place I've been around an anaerobic...
The only place I've been around an anaerobic digester is a relatively progressive backwards conservative set of brothers where I grew up - who realized in the mid 1970s they could capture the methane...
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these teeth will need to be flipped so they are...
these teeth will need to be flipped so they are on the back of the blade on a bevel up plane. Otherwise, you'll get a continuous cut with an iron like this, but begin to have cracks between the teeth...
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I don't know how many stars and stripes folks are...
I don't know how many stars and stripes folks are here. I'm one, though not particularly the flag waving type - but you get what I mean. if you run into us or maybe some english folks used to planing...
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Why woods like that don't yield nice lacey thin...
Why woods like that don't yield nice lacey thin shavings isn't really going to register with most of the folks working medium hardwoods. There are some here in the americas like that, but mostly in...
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TJ - here's a fun picture...I misread your...
TJ - here's a fun picture...I misread your comment earlier at first, which is why the response first probably sounds like a rebuttal and then agreement. figured I should mention that - work is busy...
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what size diamonds are we talking about here?...
what size diamonds are we talking about here? diamonds won't do too much to cut deeply in steel if they are on an MDF backer. per size, they'll be less aggressive than alumina in a stone.
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if you can make 1 or two thousandth shavings that...
if you can make 1 or two thousandth shavings that don't break, you don't have any serrations. Serrated edges from coarse shaprening actually fare better at same angles in a knife slicing test, but in...
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They were offered here by LN as a solution. LN...
They were offered here by LN as a solution. LN either didn't know the cap iron works or wanted to advise against it, instead offering frogs and toothed blades. toothed blades work, but a jack plane...
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5th May 2024, 10:49 PM
Thread: Prolonged Man Flu,
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Well, it sounds simplistic, but I've never known...
Well, it sounds simplistic, but I've never known any different. And unlike something like bad vertigo, you can still function with bronchitis - it's just obnoxious - but you can get used to the...
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5th May 2024, 08:42 PM
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I haven't, but have probably made 100 wooden...
I haven't, but have probably made 100 wooden planes, just none lately. So I should at least get a courtesy card to get in the door at any krenov plane local members meeting and black tie gala.
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4th May 2024, 10:42 PM
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I don't know how often you get bronchitis, but if...
I don't know how often you get bronchitis, but if it's not a familiar thing, i would imagine it can be very unsettling. it screws with your ability to bring in air without strain and pushing anything...
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4th May 2024, 01:54 AM
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Same sentiment as others here - i'm a little...
Same sentiment as others here - i'm a little overweight, lifetime asthma, the covid brigade had me convinced I'd die of I got it, and I never have been able to get it. But since then, had lyme...
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sometimes you'll need to do it to shape something...
sometimes you'll need to do it to shape something the way you want, and it works with heavy sharpening to create less camber, but I've tried it and don't generally manage to ever do it.
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1st May 2024, 11:29 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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as for the circular thing - I tried early on to...
as for the circular thing - I tried early on to lift on the back stroke of a carpenter saw vs. just letting pressure off. Not for efficiency, but i got tired of gullets emptying over my line. I find...
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1st May 2024, 09:53 AM
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that was a done thing here also, Ian, when using...
that was a done thing here also, Ian, when using a two man saw and not having a second man. I'd bet the two man saws are a lot faster than the long one man pushers.
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1st May 2024, 02:58 AM
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for frame sawing veneer, you need to have the saw...
for frame sawing veneer, you need to have the saw sitting on something vertical under its own weight. a veneer saw will usually be somewhat lightly built. It won't have any trouble clearing chips...
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1st May 2024, 01:20 AM
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I'm assuming that the saw was lifted for one of...
I'm assuming that the saw was lifted for one of two reasons - and also based on two people doing the work with it.
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It's definitely bevel - cutting something is part...
It's definitely bevel - cutting something is part wedging and part severing. I have the scope pictures and ability to take them, but haven't done much picture taking of razor blades outside of...
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Disposable razor blades of any decent type are...
Disposable razor blades of any decent type are generally polished to a very fine edge. What they're missing is hardness because they're using a base steel like AEB-L or something and leaving it at a...
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You've pretty much got it. I think it's still...
You've pretty much got it. I think it's still sharpening, but it's actually what sharpening is. considering the state of the edge, what needs to be raised, not violating simple things (no tearing off...
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27th April 2024, 01:33 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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japanning bummer - when I learned to cook...
japanning bummer - when I learned to cook varnish, suspected cold japanning is just a varnish that is cooked and also cured right after on the plane. we cook varnishes ahead of time since baking the...
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27th April 2024, 01:18 AM
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gilsonite you'd probably get away with, but the...
gilsonite you'd probably get away with, but the baking turps and linseed would really stink. But caveat here, I would never do it in the kitchen without steady air movement.
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26th April 2024, 03:56 AM
Thread: More on Frame Saw Ripping
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More on Frame Saw Ripping
When i got this frame saw discussed previously in testing rip speed, it was about $65. These things are now about $105 plus tax or plus tax and shipping in the US, which doesn't make any sense to me,...
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26th April 2024, 12:56 AM
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that's a good conclusion! A lot of length to...
that's a good conclusion! A lot of length to lose, but it is what it is.
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26th April 2024, 12:14 AM
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Ian - if I still had one of those old norris...
Ian - if I still had one of those old norris blades, I'd dent it and see what it says!!
I've got a spreadsheet of a few of the things I've hardness tested:
DW - Hardness Testing - Google Sheets
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25th April 2024, 04:30 AM
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It's possible to shrink grain without too much...
It's possible to shrink grain without too much effort on an enlarged grain steel. It's actually something I can do in about five minutes with an induction forge, you just basically reheat the steel...
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25th April 2024, 02:14 AM
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https://i.imgur.com/DHeDQxF.jpg (1/10th inch...
https://i.imgur.com/DHeDQxF.jpg (1/10th inch thick steel taken with a cell phone at about 5x magnification - so almost what it looks like to the naked eye - except in reality this just looks like...
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25th April 2024, 12:00 AM
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Is it laminated? If so, they can be quenched in...
Is it laminated? If so, they can be quenched in brine, and really even in water, but quenching in water instead of brine is violent and asking for cracks.
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24th April 2024, 11:41 AM
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at 58 hardness, the blade should've rolled...
at 58 hardness, the blade should've rolled instead of chipping like that unless the grain is very large. If that blade is laminated, it is a water hardening steel, and I think a lot of folks can't...
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24th April 2024, 02:54 AM
Thread: Grinding Jigs and Camber
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I think you'll still find your problem solving...
I think you'll still find your problem solving skills and setting things up useful from a toolmaking and getting tools in shape side of things, though.
Toolmaking is fun.
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24th April 2024, 12:51 AM
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1 hour should be fine for each temper. Really a...
1 hour should be fine for each temper. Really a single temper should do the job as long as the iron gets to 375F and stays there even for half an hour. the tempering schedules usually refer to a...
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23rd April 2024, 11:44 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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that's not just a crack issue of tempering, it is...
that's not just a crack issue of tempering, it is a crack in the blade most likely.
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23rd April 2024, 12:42 AM
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Hi, Jono - I will say this in all seriousness -...
Hi, Jono - I will say this in all seriousness - for me, it doesn't matter that much. Sometimes I grind with a tool rest set to an angle, and sometimes I leave the tool rest square. When the latter, I...
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23rd April 2024, 12:34 AM
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there are two basic ways to get it on stones. One...
there are two basic ways to get it on stones. One is to work finer and finer stones on the same surface, which is kind of the dumb way. Why? Because it involves a more expensive media, or one that's...
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21st April 2024, 11:47 PM
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No experience, but it looks like it might be the...
No experience, but it looks like it might be the thing for my frame saw blades. The ad copy makes it Saud like it'll work on everything but its features make it look like it's for bigger saws.
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21st April 2024, 10:45 PM
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Thanks, Neil. I appreciate the time you've taken...
Thanks, Neil. I appreciate the time you've taken to post. Stan's response to my challenge to find a Japanese rip saw that would match a disston in hardwood really opened my eyes. He had two bespoke...
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21st April 2024, 04:01 AM
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I've got a few hand made japanese saws and two...
I've got a few hand made japanese saws and two maebiki. The trouble with the maebiki is the toothline is wide (heavy plate) and they need to have considerable set to prevent bind. The kerf is just...
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20th April 2024, 03:04 AM
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one more follow up: 2:20 in the other side of...
one more follow up: 2:20 in the other side of the board (this is a junk board that's flatsawn and half sap).
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20th April 2024, 02:45 AM
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summarizing times * disston 4 1/2 point rip -...
summarizing times
* disston 4 1/2 point rip - 2:45 (but the best accuracy and the most physical ease)
* initial cut with frame saw and "aggresivized" teeth on stock blade: 2:45
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20th April 2024, 02:34 AM
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update on the "trials" here. I found a rip...
update on the "trials" here.
I found a rip blade for a 3 foot frame saw that I made, and that rip blade is slightly finer tooth than my 2 1/3rd tooth per inch typical in the three and four foot... -
20th April 2024, 01:31 AM
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Jono - these will help you reach your goal of...
Jono - these will help you reach your goal of getting sharp tools in the near term. i think in the longer term for both purposes you may wish do everything freehand for speed.
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20th April 2024, 01:15 AM
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at some point, you want to maintain square...
at some point, you want to maintain square without a fixture - it's just not practical to handle gadgets around the wood you're ripping.
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19th April 2024, 05:31 AM
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funny enough, there is a thread scrolling down in...
funny enough, there is a thread scrolling down in that forum showing Chris Schwarz describing rip saw positions. I always thought he looked like he was thrashing (mack headley looks nothing like that...
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19th April 2024, 05:11 AM
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I've done this one as well as the grip toward me....
I've done this one as well as the grip toward me. Of course the sitting "toward the crotch" is the one I mentioned earlier, and it is dominant if you are going to be doing a lot of hand work in the...
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19th April 2024, 03:26 AM
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are you sure it's french polished and not...
are you sure it's french polished and not lacquered?
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if it doesn't seem to wear well or needs...
if it doesn't seem to wear well or needs refreshing, you basically have unlimited times that you can do it.
Sort of the difference between the modern mindset (a finish that lasts forever) and the... -
19th April 2024, 03:12 AM
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one more follow up before I order 1095 coil and...
one more follow up before I order 1095 coil and just waste money on this whole project:
* two more cuts over lunch. I'm starting to get a feel for what puts less stress on the shoulders. Some of... -
19th April 2024, 02:14 AM
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speed test 2 - 5/4 cherry, full thickness (rough)...
speed test 2 - 5/4 cherry, full thickness (rough) dry, not the hardware store stuff where they tell you it was 5/4 when it was wet, so 1.1" is the rough thickness on the rack.
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18th April 2024, 06:35 AM
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numbers on speed
I took a 10 minute break from some intensive data work and cut five or six pieces off of my cherry test board with the frame saw. The kerf is thinner. To the extent that it is, I think it has the...
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18th April 2024, 04:58 AM
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tried two cuts with this thing over lunch - one...
tried two cuts with this thing over lunch - one with a 1/2" bandsaw blade or 3/8, whatever is in it - that was fast but obviously wandered to an unusable for daily work state x 10.
I usually cut...