jeffdustin – Common Woodworking

jeffdustin commented on the post, Preparing Your Wood 10 months, 1 week ago

Should all wood be S4S? I made some rough wheelbarrow arms without S4S, but nagging doubt crept in…Paul squares all of his stock…I’m not an artesan!
jeffdustin commented on the post, Using a Combination Gauge 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Does the marking gauge or mortise gauge ever need sharpening?
jeffdustin commented on the post, Angled Cuts 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Josh,
My saws always give me trouble in the beginning of the cut, after that it is fairly smooth sailing. I read somewhere, maybe Paul’s blog that if you file off the tips of the first 3-4 teeth on your saw, at […]
jeffdustin commented on the post, Setting Up and Sharpening a Chisel 1 year, 6 months ago

Hi Jon,

Paul has a video somewhere that answers this. Basically your round off the sharp side edges leaving about a half inch to an 1 inch sharp on the sides near the chisel tip. The idea is to have sharp […]
jeffdustin commented on the post, Buying a Plane 2 years, 3 months ago

Using an ECE Try Plane freshly sharpened, I can’t get a long wispy shaving on my plank for my white oak bench top build. It just digs in an the plane stops. I back off and the plane won’t take any shavings…very […]
jeffdustin commented on the post, Bench Plane Setup 2 years, 5 months ago

The sides of my bench planes are rusting, can you recommend a good enamel paint or japanning or somesuch that can prevent the rust?
jeffdustin commented on the post, Buying a Chisel Hammer 2 years, 5 months ago

I bought a rawhide hammer from http://www.garlandmfg.com/mallets/products.html

It is from the State of Maine in the USA. It is a good if lightweight mallet and sturdy.
jeffdustin commented on the post, Setting Up and Sharpening a Plane 3 years, 3 months ago

How do I remove deep scratches from my new plane sole?
jeffdustin commented on the post, Angled Cuts 3 years, 5 months ago

Hi Izzy!

The instructions say to use the full extent of the saw. Yet when I watch, it seems Paul is only using 4/5 of the saw at most. The saw doesn’t go all the way through the cut? Does that have any […]

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