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Shop Tips

Adjusting the Lever Cap
07 May

How Tight Should the Lever Cap Be?

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 5 comments

When the lever cap is properly set, the blade should not move during normal planing, but should be able to be adjusted without having to loosen the lever cap.

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Hand Planing Mahogany
18 April

Efficiency with Hand Tools – Choosing Wood

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories News & Ramblings, Shop Tips
  • Comments 4 comments

How does the wood you choose to work with impact your ability to be efficient with your hand tools?

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measuring saw stroke length
30 March

Choosing Hand Saws

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

Try these tips for sizing a saw to your frame and I’m confident you’ll find the perfect saw for you.

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Nest of Saws
28 March

What Hand Saws Do You Need?

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

How many hand saws does one really need?

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gimletbits01
09 March

Sharpening Gimlet Bits

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

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

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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 0 comment

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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SawCleaning07
21 February

Cleaning & De-rusting Hand Saws

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools
  • Comments 14 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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