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[cats pa]

Re: remove bark from logs

Hey, Ken.

This is going to depend somewhat on the species of wood and the diameter, but I'd try slitting the bark in one place and peeling with a tool softer than steel. Looking around my homestead here,the first thing I'd probly try is a plastic...

[cats pa]

Re: sharpening hawkbill utility knife



A true hillbilly would hone it on the side of a terra-cotta flowerpot. Iffn ya had one.

Parker...

[cats pa]

Re: 10 Most Watched Wood Carving Tool Auctions on Ebay



No, I don't, but not very many compared to their other models. Patrick Leach is a highly respected tool dealer out of MA, and he has a site that is very informative about Stanley planes - he might have some idea....

[cats pa]

Re: 10 Most Watched Wood Carving Tool Auctions on Ebay



In the late 1870's, the Stanley Rule & Level Co. bought out the machinery and patent rights of a fellow named Leonard Bailey, who had invented a new blade mounting and adjusting mechanism for cast iron body planes....

[cats pa]

Re: Which power sharpener is the best?



Not saying you're wrong, Eddy, but what if a guy has more than just carving tools to sharpen? I got tired of buying new planer blades at $40 a pop because the local shop took 4 weeks to sharpen them, and I had handplane irons and chisels...

[cats pa]

Re: Power sharpener



The problem I always have with wooden wheels is, they're round when you turn them but get out of round when they dry out (from the heat caused by friction in use). Especially our local wild cherry, which turns into a Pringle shape.

Then...

[cats pa]

Re: Bandsaw



Hey, girl.

Some bandsaw mfgr's offer(ed) narrow sanding belts that can be installed around the wheels in place of the blade - not as common as they used to be, since now they want to sell you a separate belt sander too.

I had one...

[cats pa]

Re: My first mallet (was supposed to be a spoon)



Hey, girl - howdy.

I like the contrast plum wood shows between the heartwood and sapwood, especially after it seasons for a while.

Parker...

[cats pa]

Re: I made my first tool... I think

Yo, dood. Making your own tools is a VERY slippery slope. DAMHIKT.

Happy anniversary anyway.

Parker

[cats pa]

Re: My first mallet (was supposed to be a spoon)



Uhhh, okay. I'll probly die a horrible death someday, but I was hoping not today. Note to self: Don't touch Karen's beech trees, or at least not when she's around, and wear gloves just in case.

What if, ahhh,...

[cats pa]

Re: My first mallet (was supposed to be a spoon)

Hey, Wayne.

Your package went out this morning at 9:35 am. I'd suggest you try the red alder first, as it's the softest of what I sent you. As it ages, it takes on a warm yellowy color. Can't wait to see what you make out...

[cats pa]

Re: My first mallet (was supposed to be a spoon)



Well, stop hitting yourself, then. I find it hurts much less when hitting others.

Dave is right, you need a hard wood for a mallet, and even though the cedar knots are hard, the rest of it is pretty soft. It'll...

[cats pa]

Re: Idea for a contest

Hey, sorry to get back to this so late, but we've had some houseguests and I've been tour guiding. Glad they came, glad they're gone.

I'm not sure I deserve to be entered in the contest, because I kinda had to bend the rules a little. First, I used...

[cats pa]

Re: Old Craving Tool Question



Me. too.

Here's something similar on Pbay with about 10 hours left:

JS FRAY MULTI TOOL WITH 6 DRILL TOOLS CHISEL PUNCH NICE - eBay (item 350071058889 end time Jun-21-08 07:54:39 PDT)

Buy it now - 14.99....

[cats pa]

Re: Old Craving Tool Question

I got one in a $5 box of stuff from a S. Dakota auction a couple years ago. I thought it was kool but it only had 4 blades. Looked to me like it wouldn't be too tough to make some more blades, but I never did.

Parker