Hello all,
Interested in seeing what toolmakers are up to everywhere.
B
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Hello all,
Interested in seeing what toolmakers are up to everywhere.
B
Hi Brendon,
Welcome! :welcome:
Very nice - is that a scribe of some sort?
What's next on your build list?
Ken
Hi Ken,
Thanks for the comment.
I like cutting dovetails by hand when making drawers etc.
But I find that most marking or cutting gauges do not cut a crisp, neat
line for me when marking the baseline. I like a decent, dead straight cut
that I can register my chisel into when chopping out the waste.
So, I made my own cutting gauge; it is a bit heavier than most and has a replaceable
sharp blade. It cuts across the grain beautifully
and with no effort. Dead straight. Just the ticket for dovetail baselines.
My next 'build' is actually a few more similar cutting gauges made from different
wood. I am working on one in Cocobolo at the moment.
What are you making at the moment?
Cheers,
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
What a beautiful gauge - thanks for the explanation!
I'm currently building an Ultima GTR kit car, which I'm hoping to have completed and on the road sometime this fall. You can follow the project here: Ultima-Builders.com
Ken
Wow! Ken,
some project.
You'll knock some fun out of that when you have it on the road.
Cheers
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
Your dovetail marking tool is a work of art. It must be very inspiring to use such a well made tool.
Thanks for sharing to photo, Paul
[QUOTE=Paul Jones;27228]Hi Brendon,
Your dovetail marking tool is a work of art. It must be very inspiring to use such a well made tool.
Thanks for sharing to photo, Paul.
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Thanks for your very kind comment Paul. If only it was a work of art!
Yes, it's lovely to work with tools you've made yourself.
Here is another one I finished just this morning. This one is made from Cocobolo.
What are you making at the moment?
Brendon
Hi Brendon,
When I return to the USA I will be making more improvements to one of my metal lathes. While on a trip overseas, I drew plans for 1018 CRS tapered knurled knobs for the power feed and half nut control knobs to a 12" gear-head lathe. The knobs replace the old black plastic knobs that have cracks and chips. I am writing this while on a 777-300 flight from London to Los Angeles and can't wait to get back in my home shop and start making these parts. Lucky to have Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet.
Thanks, Paul
Hi Ken,
Just thought you might be interested in seeing this handplane I made a couple of years ago.
The infill wood is Amazon Rosewood.Attachment 3941
Cheers
Brendon