Comments on: Wood Talk Online – #66 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/wood-talk-online-66/ Education and Entertainment for the modern woodworker. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jay http://thewoodwhisperer.com/wood-talk-online-66/#comment-134003 Jay Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:15:05 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=13141#comment-134003 Marc/Lee, I think it may also be a function of how Lee was using the saw. When I first started I used to "push" the saw through the corners instead of coordinating the speed I'm pushing the saw with steering the saw around the curve. I've seen other beginners push the saw and wind up applying sideways pressure. I used to do this too and wound up with the cuts not being perpendicular to the face. I now let the saw cut it's way and steer it around the turn more like how a car turns the corner and the same saw makes quality cuts. Jay Marc/Lee,

I think it may also be a function of how Lee was using the saw. When I first started I used to “push” the saw through the corners instead of coordinating the speed I’m pushing the saw with steering the saw around the curve. I’ve seen other beginners push the saw and wind up applying sideways pressure. I used to do this too and wound up with the cuts not being perpendicular to the face. I now let the saw cut it’s way and steer it around the turn more like how a car turns the corner and the same saw makes quality cuts.

Jay

]]> By: Darnell http://thewoodwhisperer.com/wood-talk-online-66/#comment-53864 Darnell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:49:03 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=13141#comment-53864 Best WTO ever! Shannon was hilarious and informative. Best WTO ever!

Shannon was hilarious and informative.

]]> By: BedrockBob http://thewoodwhisperer.com/wood-talk-online-66/#comment-53793 BedrockBob Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:29:41 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=13141#comment-53793 I was really glad Shannon was on the show to answer my large bench chisel question. I did watch the Renaissance Woodworker where Shannon trimmed a tennon with a wide chisel and thoroughly enjoyed it. David Charlesworth does a good job of demonstrating the use of wide chisels in his Chisel Techniques for Precision Joinery DVD. When I layout a mortise or inlay I use a marking knife and then deepen the knife line with a bench chisel. I use light vertical chopping and then horizontal paring to create a shoulder outlining the mortise. Then I use a Forstner bit at the drill press or a router to remove the bulk of the waste. Finally, I come back with the bench chisels to extend the shoulder I created earlier to finish the mortise. I took Shannon's suggestion and looked on ebay but did not see anything I wanted. Also, I did not want to pay $100.00 or more for a single chisel; I was looking to spend $50.00 or less. Thanks to the Forum I found the chisel (well two chisels) that I wanted. In the Forum under “Selecting a new set of Bench Chisels” Mike Darr and Kip Elbert recommended Ashley Iles chisels. I then read a review of Ashley Iles chisels in Lumber Jocks and decided that these chisels met my price and quality range. From “The Best Things” I bought: Ashley Iles Bevel Edge Chisel 2in MK2 for $47.95 Ashley Iles Bevel Edge Chisel 1 ½in MK2 for $39.95 Great show and I vote yes to having a guest host now and then. I was really glad Shannon was on the show to answer my large bench chisel question. I did watch the Renaissance Woodworker where Shannon trimmed a tennon with a wide chisel and thoroughly enjoyed it. David Charlesworth does a good job of demonstrating the use of wide chisels in his Chisel Techniques for Precision Joinery DVD. When I layout a mortise or inlay I use a marking knife and then deepen the knife line with a bench chisel. I use light vertical chopping and then horizontal paring to create a shoulder outlining the mortise. Then I use a Forstner bit at the drill press or a router to remove the bulk of the waste. Finally, I come back with the bench chisels to extend the shoulder I created earlier to finish the mortise.

I took Shannon’s suggestion and looked on ebay but did not see anything I wanted. Also, I did not want to pay $100.00 or more for a single chisel; I was looking to spend $50.00 or less. Thanks to the Forum I found the chisel (well two chisels) that I wanted. In the Forum under “Selecting a new set of Bench Chisels” Mike Darr and Kip Elbert recommended Ashley Iles chisels. I then read a review of Ashley Iles chisels in Lumber Jocks and decided that these chisels met my price and quality range. From “The Best Things” I bought:
Ashley Iles Bevel Edge Chisel 2in MK2 for $47.95
Ashley Iles Bevel Edge Chisel 1 ½in MK2 for $39.95

Great show and I vote yes to having a guest host now and then.

]]> By: Dennis http://thewoodwhisperer.com/wood-talk-online-66/#comment-53783 Dennis Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:09:19 +0000 http://thewoodwhisperer.com/?p=13141#comment-53783 I really enjoyed the show. Lots of useful information. I really enjoyed the show. Lots of useful information.

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