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Today is day one of "Hand Tool Heaven" at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking.
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I'll spend the next 5 days learning proper hand tool use from Jim Tolpin, author of "The NewTraditional Woodworker. I have a fully equipped bench with a mix of older Stanley/Bailey, Lee Valley/Veritas, and Lie Nielsen tools. We will learn many different skills by building tools that make hand tool use easier/more rewarding.
Today we started with a straight edge made out of pine. Here's a pic of a flattened face.
Next is a pic of the edge being checked with a reference.
Next shows the shaping, which was done with a draw knife (first time ever using one of those), a spoke shave and a rasp. Oh yeah, after ripping off a majority of the waste.
Finally the hanging holes and handle were drilled with a bit and brace, cut with a keyhole saw and cleaned up with rasp/files.
Tomorrow we will fine tune the edge if needed and start to apply an oil finish, followed by some shellac later in the week. Tomorrow we graduate from pine to maple and walnut for a pair of winding sticks. Stay tuned
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I'll spend the next 5 days learning proper hand tool use from Jim Tolpin, author of "The NewTraditional Woodworker. I have a fully equipped bench with a mix of older Stanley/Bailey, Lee Valley/Veritas, and Lie Nielsen tools. We will learn many different skills by building tools that make hand tool use easier/more rewarding.
Today we started with a straight edge made out of pine. Here's a pic of a flattened face.

Next is a pic of the edge being checked with a reference.

Next shows the shaping, which was done with a draw knife (first time ever using one of those), a spoke shave and a rasp. Oh yeah, after ripping off a majority of the waste.

Finally the hanging holes and handle were drilled with a bit and brace, cut with a keyhole saw and cleaned up with rasp/files.

Tomorrow we will fine tune the edge if needed and start to apply an oil finish, followed by some shellac later in the week. Tomorrow we graduate from pine to maple and walnut for a pair of winding sticks. Stay tuned