Comments on: Demo Night 7/23/08 – Greene & Greene Style Joint

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:04:58 +0000

Honestly, the screws were just there for reinforcement. In the future, I probably wouldn’t use screws at all. Kind of overkill. If I want to add reinforcement next time I might just glue in a dowel. So if you really cranked down on the screws, I imagine you could certainly crack it. But I installed mine rather gently and didn’t really torque them that much.

By: David Persson

David Persson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:51:25 +0000

Hi Marc,

I think the screws are placed a bit too far out in the ends of the wood.Isnt there a risk of a crack when tightening them up later on?

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:27:03 +0000

No real reason. Just didn’t think of it. lol

By: Wilbur Pan

Wilbur Pan — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:09:03 +0000

Hi Marc,

Just curious, why not set up a stop block on the miter fence to line up your cuts instead of relying on the rip fence? Especially since those Incra miter gauges have that ability built in.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:17:14 +0000

I guess my comments didn’t make it some how, anyway thanks for the demo it gave me some more ideas
Mike

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:35:38 +0000

Thanks for doing the demo with live chat I had a blast.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:45:48 +0000

Hey James. The brand I use is Fujihiro. You can check them out here: http://www.hidatool.com/shop/shop.html

Not sure how much money you would save by getting them overseas, but at those prices, its certainly worth looking into. I imagine if you just put the chisels in your checked luggage you would be fine as far as TSA is concerned.

If you happen to have any local friends there, I am sure that would make the job of locating a reputable dealer a whole lot easier. Does Rockler have a Japanese store? lol.

Good luck.

By: James in Tempe

James in Tempe — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:25:10 +0000

Marc,

I noticed you using your Japanese style chisels in the video.

What brand do you like?

I may be going to Japan for my friend’s wedding in November.
Would it be worthwhile to pick up some tools while I am there?
Or is it just easier to use the web and avoid the TSA issues?

What would you recommend?

Whatever it might be I should probably start saving up for it now.

Thanks!

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:37:01 +0000

Since the time difference for me means that I would not be able to participate in the live event, I really appreciate the edited version. I found this well worthwhile and look forward to many more to come.

Thank you

By: Joe R

Joe R — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:14:33 +0000

I didn’t get to view the live demo (time zone difference), but the edited, yet still long excerpt was great. Nice joint, good tips.