| Blog series by BlueRidgeDog | updated 04-04-2019 11:29 PM | 2 parts | 1277 reads | 10 comments total |
Part 1: Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide
My father was a wood sculptor. I spent my childhood surrounded by his tools and sharpening bits. He could put a razor edge on piece of cardboard and read grain direction from 10’ away. He could get a glass smooth finish on an end grain cut of the hardest wood with just a handful of nowhere near flat oil stones and a buffing wheel. He taught me a lot. More than I realize now that I am “up there” in years. One thing was how to put on edge on most any tool…by ...
Part 2: Magnets...amazing things
I have been meaning to do this for a long time. I picked up $10 worth of rare earth magnets from https://www.magnet4less.com/ (1/2×1/8) A half inch shallow hole in push blocks and I no longer have to go hunting for them.
