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(When Your Wooden) Plane Will Not Take Fine Shaving. What invariably happens is that, although the plane will take a thick shaving, it ceases to cut altogether if the cutter is withdrawn slightly. It is not likely to occur in a plane which has been in use for a long time, unless it has been in store for a while, but some new planes suffer from it. The cause is that the wood of the frog behind the cutter is forced down by pressure from the wedge. In a new plane which has not settled down it may be that the wedge has been driven in hard, and, if the plane has been in the shop for a long time, the wood is pressed down. As a consequence, the plane cannot remove a shaving which is thinner than the amount by which the sole is forced out (see image). The fault may also be caused by the sole having been trued without the wedge being knocked in. When the wedge is inserted later the wood gives under the pressure. The fault can be detected with the straight-edge, and the remedy is obvious. Plane the sole true with wedge and cutter in position, the latter pulled back slightly so that it does not foul the plane being used. — from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume I” published by Lost Art Press #The_WoodworkerGluing up the chairs. On a Thursday. A new record. Tomorrow we drink beer and huff VOCs. It must be the Florida sun at the very sweet @schoolofwoodwork.PEACH BLOSSOM DESK (1986). “This small writing desk was inspired by French and Italian designs, with the intention of combining the two different styles,” Paul says. “It was adorned with brass edging and parquetry inlay, with the central motif of organic flowers bursting through the structured background.” By Paul Schürch. Photo by Wayne McCall. — from “The Difference Makers” by Marc Adams @marcadamsschoolofwoodworking #The_Difference_Makers@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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Category Archives: Grandpa’s Workshop
The Artistry of Tools
The trades of the carpenter, joiner, cabinetmaker and turner, and their tools, have long been an inspiration for artists. Woodworkers and tool historians have, in turn, studied artwork to learn how tools were used in the past and how they … Continue reading
Books in the French Tradition
You know that this post is going to be about André-Jacob Roubo. But not entirely. For me, woodworking books in the French tradition begin with a title we haven’t been able to publish from the “other André” – André Félibien’s … Continue reading
In the meantime, tomorrow, there is school.
This is an excerpt from “Grandpa’s Workshop” by Maurice Pommier. Pépère watched me with a strange expression. He ran his fingers through my hair, and he said, in the softest voice : — That’s the story… — But I woke up just afterward! Tell … Continue reading
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Pépé Clothaire’s Tool Chest
This is an excerpt from “Grandpa’s Workshop” by Maurice Pommier. The darkest corner of Pépère’s shop both fascinates and frightens me. It is full of spiderwebs and dust. It is there that Pépère keeps the tools he doesn’t use anymore. … Continue reading
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‘Grandpa’s Workshop’ in Chalk and Asphalt
Graphic designer and woodworker Tom Buhl reproduced an illustration of “Grandpa’s Workshop” for the Santa Barbara I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, and it is quite cool. You can see more photos of the painting being made here. See more … Continue reading
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The Mad Chef Abuses Fine Belgian Beer
Editor’s note: Normally, we would not post a blog entry such as this, where a writer abuses a fine Belgian ale. But because this is Brian Anderson, who happily translated “Grandpa’s Workshop” for all of us, I am willing to … Continue reading
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The Mad Chef’s Milk Paint gets a Shellacking
Despite word from Tibet from my milk paint supplier that Agnes the yak was busy assembling her hope chest and flirting shamelessly with a certain strapping young specimen of yakhood, I decided that I needed to take the bull by … Continue reading
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