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Heartwood: Woodworking by Rob Porcaro
East meets West: My saws, part 6
Why part 6? Parts 1-5 were posted in 2010, and cover the main Western and Japanese handsaws and joinery/backsaws that I use. I have since added the Bad Axe dovetail saw to that group and it has risen to the head of the class. This post will cover bowsaws. Part 7 will cover coping and fret saws. Part [...]
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Topical series are now conveniently accessible on Heartwood
Some topics have been explored in greater depth on the Heartwood blog as series of from three to ten posts. This has been a popular feature of the blog and will continue. The shorter series are the length of short magazine articles and the longer ones would constitute book chapters. For the convenience of readers, [...]
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Full-scale shop drawings – as needed
Measured drawings are an important step in bringing a woodworking project to fruition. However, like sharp woodworking tools, the drawing is not an end in itself, but a means to getting the project done well and efficiently. For practicality, I make most drawings to reduced scale on 11″ x 17″ paper at my drawing board [...]
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Sharpening bench – part 5
Having covered the design and construction of the sharpening station in the previous four posts, I will now discuss how I use the system. This is not meant to detail my sharpening techniques, but, in general, I want to get an excellent edge on the tools as efficiently as possible so I can get back [...]
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