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271049 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Whoops - forgot to include the second thing Our local small-town used book store has a small shelf out front that is filled with free books. We always leave more than we take. Found a 1978 hardocover of a “Best of FWW methods” so decided to give it a whirl. Not much useful in there - just a reminder that we all know more as we get older. One thing I had not seen before was this - When you cut the tails of a blind dovetail joint, your saw is at an angle and there is extra chiseling to do to get into the lower corners. You can use a scarper blade in the saw kerf as a very narrow chisel by tapping it down and completing the cut. I’ll have to give it a try. Just thinking - a piece of old saw blade would work too - just polish the arrises (arrisi?). You could even put a hardwood striking pad on it. Ed Minch |
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271050 | "John M Johnston (jmjhnstn)" <jmjhnstn@m...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
This is apparently a Thing now on various woodworking pages. IIRC Rob Cosman has been demonstrating this technique for some time and may even have developed a handled tool version. Cheers, John Johnston “There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness.” Ed wrote in part: When you cut the tails of a blind dovetail joint, your saw is at an angle and there is extra chiseling to do to get into the lower corners. You can use a scarper blade in the saw kerf as a very narrow chisel by tapping it down and completing the cut. I’ll have to give it a try. Just thinking - a piece of old saw blade would work too - just polish the arrises (arrisi?). You could even put a hardwood striking pad on it. |
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271054 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Once you fall in love with scraping and cut up old saws to make scrapers............ I'll cut scrapers for any occasion! Long ones, curved ones, skinny ones, pointy ones, whatever I need. I also have a drawer of old chisels too far gone for their original purpose, or just too crappy to want to save. You can grind old chisels into plenty of "save your life" tools too. Even if its a one time occasion. I just ground an old chisel square across (zero bevel) with just a bit of hollow grind. I needed a one tooth file for scraping a plane bed I was carving. It worked really well even in the most hostile wood I ever worked, ipe. Whenever I got to a tough place I usually just make a tool. Seldom pretty to start. If I like it and need it I'll either put some lipstick on her, or make a new more shapely tool. I can't imagine living any other way. yours scott -- ******************************* Scott Grandstaff Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca 96039 scottg@s... http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/ http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/index.html |
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271056 | John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Scott, A great master shipyard Machinist once wrote that the difference between the average worker and a Master is that the Master can determine what special tools are needed to do the job, and then s/he can MAKE the tools. Pretty them up, indeed. I recently encountered a 4” open-end wrench flame -cut out of 1-1/2” thick plate. Looked like whomever did it just put the finishing touches on the inside of the jaws with a hand-held grinder and files. The rest of the surfaces were left “as torched.” I presume that a “real” 4” wrench was either not easily / quickly obtainable or was “not in the budget.” Surely this “ersatz” wrench cost considerable labor, but may have none-the-less been the sensible thing to do. John Ruth Wondering if any member of the “Flat Sole Society” has ever attacked the sole of a Bailey with a Machinist Scraper, bluing, and a surface plate! |
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271057 | Bill Ghio | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
> On Jun 1, 2020, at 1:47 PM, John Ruth |
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271058 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Bill That’s a treasure Ed Minch |
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271063 | Nick Jonkman <njonkman@x...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Speaking of scrapers. I love using glass for scrapers. I just take chunk of glass and give it a tap with a hammer and get all kinds of great shapes from that. You do have to be careful but I have never cut myself doing that yet, that is over a 40-50 year period, Nick |
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271064 | don schwartz <dks@t...> | 2020‑06‑01 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
On 2020-06-01 3:28 p.m., Nick Jonkman wrote: > Speaking of scrapers. I love using glass for scrapers. I just take > chunk of glass and give it a tap with a hammer and get all kinds of > great shapes from that. You do have to be careful but I have never cut > myself doing that yet, that is over a 40-50 year period, > > Nick > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I have an old 'Turtles' tin filled with pieces of broken glass just for that purpose. It's a lot safer than it was with its original contents! Don -- "So it goes." Kurt Vonnegut “Worry less, concentrate more, and above all relax.” James Krenov “If you’re always hitting the target, it’s too close.” Wendell Castle |
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271069 | gary may | 2020‑06‑02 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
Hey Ed! I think that's Tage Frid's trick from his "On Joinery"--- years ago, cutting 1/2 blind DTs for a little box, I read the tip, but my scraper was pretty thick and I didn't want to hammer on them...I ended up using a Red Devil putty knife, a real *flexible* putty knife with a thin blade that runs through a metal handle so you can tap on the other end. It worked so well I put in Stanley W. May's toolchest for next time. That day will come. best regards---gam in OlyWA/USA------------ where pot stores are 'essential services'------------ How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one cares for none of them! Jane Austen On Monday, June 1, 2020, 05:41:07 AM PDT, Ed Minch |
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271071 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑06‑02 | Re: Scraper blade narrow chisel |
> On Jun 2, 2020, at 6:43 AM, gary may |
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