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gimletbits01
09 March

Sharpening Gimlet Bits

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools
  • Comments 3 comments

Some old texts would have you believe that gimlet bits cannot be sharpened. However, this is not the case.

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challenge04
07 March

Improve Your Woodworking this Year

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 1 comment

Setting your goals high, but attainable, will enable you to challenge yourself, obtain new skills, and still have fun while doing it.

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augerbits04
06 March

Sharpening Auger Bits

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 4 comments

Auger bits had several advantages over center bits and shell bits, so it comes as no surprise that auger bits came to replace the older style bits. Here’s how to sharpen the most common bit found in today’s hand tool kits.

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SawGuides04
02 March

Hand Saw Sharpening Guides

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips
  • Comments 0 comment

Whether you use a wooden block or a commercial version is a personal decision, but some kind of guide is definitely a big help when sharpening saws.

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centerbits01
27 February

Sharpening Center Bits

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools
  • Comments 3 comments

A properly sharpened center bit should bore a clean hole with no chipping around the edge. Here’s how to get there when your bits don’t.

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Post and Rung Chair
23 February

Thinking About Chairs

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings
  • Comments 2 comments

The last time I attempted to make a chair, things didn’t go so well. Maybe I’ll have better luck this time around?

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SawCleaning07
21 February

Cleaning & De-rusting Hand Saws

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools
  • Comments 16 comments

Rust on a saw blade makes for a dirty cut, a saw that sticks in the kerf, and teeth that just won’t get as sharp as they can be. For a saw to perform at its best, the blade should be clean, free of rust, and smooth. Here’s a tried and true process for cleaning up just about any old saw.

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BigBoxLumber02
19 February

Home Center Lumber

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips
  • Comments 8 comments

The dilemma of home center lumber. We’ve all heard from the curmudgeons who would never buy their lumber from a home center and are appalled that anyone else would either. But is home center lumber really that evil?

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PushOrPullSaw01
16 February

Western Saws or Japanese Saws for Beginners?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools
  • Comments 2 comments

Deciding whether to use a Western style saw or the Japanese equivalent can be a tough choice. They perform the same tasks, so what’s the difference?

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SawToTheLine04
14 February

What is Sawing to the Line?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 6 comments

In traditional woodworking we often use the phrase “saw to the line”. But what exactly does that mean?

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Crosscutting with a hand saw
08 February

Improve Your Hand Cut Dovetails, Try a Longer Saw

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips
  • Comments 1 comment

Being able to saw to a line is a skill that takes practice. If you don’t do any hand sawing but joinery, you won’t get enough practice to saw straight and true consistently.

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CraftsmanPlaneRestoration16
20 January

Craftsman Hand Plane Restoration – Part 2

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools
  • Comments 7 comments

Turning a $15 paper weight into a sweet user smoothing plane part 2 – refinishing and reassembly.

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