Recent content by tibi

I have been woodworking for three years and my sharpening was always somewhat inconsistent. It did not matter if I used a guide or freehand. Sometimes I got a hair-shaving sharp edge and sometimes it cut wood ok, but it could not shave or cut paper effortlessly. I used a loupe to examine the...

I think I will use BLO or some other similar oil (e.g. Belinka). I will try the transparent epoxy, plane/sand it and then several layers of BLO.

I originally did not want to use epoxy, but I got an idea to use transparent epoxy. So all the cracks will be visible and natural, but they will be smooth, so nothing gets into them. Is that a good idea? What should I put underneath the board, so that epoxy does not get out from the other side...

I was never successful with this method. It always turned into some sort of grey mixture. I started using transparent acrylic silicone with sawdust and the results are much better. But I do not think it will be suitable for such big cracks and gaps. I used it only for minor gaps, e.g. dovetails.

Thank you Andy, I do not know if I can get this in Slovakia, but I will take a look. I am not in a production environment, so I always glue one board to an existing panel and hand plane the joint, so it is even. Then I glue next board, etc... It takes me longer, but I do not have to worry about...

Good afternoon, I have bought an adjustable office table base and am about to build an oak tabletop. The final dimensions are 1400 x 850 mm and its final thickness is 40 mm. I would like to ask what some suitable wood fillers for cracks and knots are if I do not want to use epoxy resin...

This is how I originally did it. Bow was pointing upwards, so the concave side was done. Cutting - Gap - Cutting.

Thank you all very much for your insights. Finally, I found two issues. The first and the most obvious one was that the knives were already blunt (maybe after 6-8 hours of use in clean solid wood). As Felder has two-sided knives, I have just rotated them for a fresh edge (they have a...

Hello, I purchased Felder Hammer A2-26 jointer/thicknesser in November 2023. I am overly happy with the machine, but I have some issues that I think have to do with my technique, not with the machine itself. I would like to illustrate it with an example. I am now jointing oak boards for the...

Thank you Deema, I have looked the Sedgwick morticer, but it is too much money (2400 € for the basic model). I would also have to import it from the UK to mainland Europe, which would cost additional money.

Thank you Paul, as I wrote in my initial post, I already have a band saw and I am waiting for a jointer/thickness planer to come, so sawing and planing are covered. I also find table saws intimidating and I do not have space for one, so a table saw is out of the equation as well. Personally...

I was a hand-tool-only guy when I started woodworking, but due to time constraints (my wife does not want to wait forever for new furniture and I do not want to spend so much time in the workshop to get things done), I have decided to introduce some machines into my workflow. I think I have a...

Maybe a person does not need to be a teacher/influencer. Maybe he can record silently the production of orders, like Ishitani Furniture, SquareRule, or Kobeomusk. I do not know if their YouTube channel helped them gain more work, but they have very good reviews from other woodworkers.

Thank you. Today social media presence means a lot. Consider Matt Eslea, he is a very young guy, but made a strong social media presence, so many people would assume he is a skilled woodworker (as he is teaching online) - so they would be more inclined to buy furniture from him. The same is...

I do not know British circumstances, but if I lived there I would: -set up my own small workshop in a shed in a garden, where I could practice (if she does not live in a flat). - target a niche in woodworking where that would meet my needs - study design and find my signature style - create a...