Recent content by richnfamous

I've been watching a few of his - you're right. solid down to earth craft...

definitely. I used to do a fair bit of sign carving (until a bloke with a laser machine started eating my lunch) but no way am I letting go of these

I get the feeling that they don't need to be anywhere near as sharp as my usual chisels and gouges. thanks for confirming this

outdated? I need to sharpen quickly. a few strokes on a 2000 grit diamond stone, a finer arkansas and a strop takes a minute... a few times a year the primary bevel gets a regrind on a 160 grit and then a 400. a machine would take longer

I've got all the sharpening kit I need - and I only use a grinder to restore badly damaged edges. tormek-style machines take far too long compared to sharpening by hand

the lathe sits directly above my (well used) sharpening station. I'm a stickler for sharp tools I've got a face shield already as I regularly use nylon brushes on drills / angle grinders... I like my eyes!

the chap had let them slide a fair bit, and I've seen gouges sharpened in different ways - just wanted to get some advice

the first step is to cut a straight edge. you can do this with a circular saw and a straight batten - maybe the edge of a sheet of MDF? Clamp it in such a way that the edge of the foot plate of the circular saw runs along it and make the cut as for the second square cut: it's good to have a...

I'm counting on that, but as things stand I don't have the workshop space for something better - and this is just for fun

I've recently acquired some turning tools (Ashley Iles, mostly) which need a bit of tlc. I'm a beginner at turning so any advice about sharpening them to the best angles would be appreciated

I think this one looks very nice - the alternating joins work well

hi - I've acquired a functioning lathe for the very good price of £50 - it's nothing special but it works. I have the turning tools, centres, faceplates etc too what tips/advice would you give a beginner? I've got loads of wood available and I particularly like the idea of using wood that's...

quarter-sawn... any movement will be minimal

I've done this sort of thing several times before and it's never been a problem. however, I find that the tropical hardwoods don't move much in the first place, and the oak and ash is mostly attached with the grain running horisontally rather than vertically, if you get the idea. I don't expect...

believe me, the grain on this was a nightmare. I know how to fettle, tune and use a plane, btw. the no 80 isn't hard to use if you've got the iron set up and in this case it was the tool for the job