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Mr G When I saw the PM I thought Rob was going to share some secret mortice method with me. Instead he was luring me with some shiney new tools. But what is worse he then posts that he uses a router! I think I will cancel the cheque. Andy

Hi All Some great explanaitions on both Derek's and Jeff's sites. I will soon be the owner of some mortice chisels - thanks Rob for greasing that slope a bit more! I think I will try the trad methods as explained rather than the predrilling or router methods. (so next I will a shoulder plane...

Hi Matthew Thanks for the drawing - all is now clear. I have finished a couple of the mortices using the paring method to form the roof and then leveled the roof parallel to the gauge line. I don't really seem to get that last wafer thin shaving at the gauge line unless I roll the chisel to...

Matthew Does it matter that i will parring across the fibres at 90deg - I guess not as it is similar to paring the shoulder on a tenon which is also across the fibres. The board is approx 50" by 12" so I have been setting it flat on the bench and cutting vertically down after I have drilled...

thank guys I am following a plan for a bookcase in "Fine Woodworking" and everything technique is new to me so progress is slow but I want to learn how to do it properly rather than my usual bodge it approach. The heavy handed chopping just didn't seem correct, so I will try the approach...

Hi mr G I don't currently have any mortice or firmer chisels so have no real choice but to drill and use a bevel edged chisel. The problem may also be that these are through mortices in the face of a panel (oak 3/4" thick). they are for a horizontal tenon in a shelf which means that the long...

Hi All I am cutting a through mortice for a wedged tenon. I have predrilled the bulk out with a hand drill and am finishing with a bevel edged chisel. I was worried about drilling too close to the knife line so I have prob left too much material (about 4mm) It is my first time cutting...

thanks for the replies I will use either the table saw or planner to square the "other" edge prior to gluing and keep the board as wide as possible till after gluing. Andy

Hi All I want to make some oak panels 12" wide from rough cut boards which are 7" wide, i.e 2 boards wide per panel I have rough cut them to length and planed a face edge on each board on my PT and I am almost finished thicknessing them on the PT but I have a few questions. 1. When...

I would guess that a digital caliper may use an electrical method to determine the position of the jars of the caliper through contact with a continuous metal strip and not a mechanical method. If it does not have a set of two scales used to read a position then I don't think you can class it...

Ok I looked at Jeff Gorman's site and he appears to use a single bevel knife with the bevel edge adjacent to the blade of the square! NOT the flat back of the knife next to the square. I think I will just accept that there are many possible ways to strike a line and see what works best for...

Alf Thanks - looks like a good site. I still have that hand saw you sold me about 4 years ago I hope to put it into action on a few projects this spring. So maybe my next question will be "how to use a tenon saw" All the best andy

Stephen Thanks - it was my first project so I did not know if this was normal. It is in my 3 year old son's room so I hope the smell passes soon. Do you sand between coats? I just applied it with a brush and then wiped the residue off with a cloth after 10mins, I gave it 4 coats (the cost...

Thanks for the responses I thought it was too simple a question to even bother posting, but I am really glad I did now. I did not have the benefit of learning such skills at school but I am sure if 7 year olds can learn the skill then so can I! My next question will be "how do I hold a...

Hi Guys Thanks for all the advice. I will continue with the knife and use light multiple stokes. There also seems to be a tendancy for the knife to try and cut into the metal square - I did read in DC's book that this can be a problem so I guess I need to get the angle and pressure correct to...

Andy Ah ha! that is much better - thanks! I had the face away from me and was using the the fingers of the left hand to hold the stock and the thumb to hold the blade so I was cutting away from the stock rather than in your description were you cut towards the stock. That is much easier to...

andy Thanks for the reply. I just got a single bevel jap marking knife today but cant seem to avoid the square moving - I may just be trying too hard and applying too much force. Andy

Hi Guys When using a marking knife do you make the cut with a series of stokes to deepen the cut as you do with a marking gauge or with a single deep stoke? I am having issues marking using a square as I end up with a set of lines instead of a single line as the square seems to move due to the...

Hi My JTS600 came with a 13Amp plug and I have had no issues with the fuse. Andy

Hi Guys When I said "internal surfaces" I meant internal as the inside surfaces of drawers, cabinets etc. sorry if this caused confusion. Andy