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  1. Scrapers for dressing holes

    Two quick shop-made tools I made yesterday in order to make something else. When you have a blind hole, most drill bits won't leave a smooth bottom in the hole. Sometimes this matters, as when you drilled the central hole in a chunk of wood to make salt & pepper shakers. My solution was to take...
  2. Reamer, tenon cutter

    I have a Windsor chair project in the works. Lots of parts roughed out and drying after splitting them from a walnut billet. I have never built a chair before, but have been reading a lot, including a book from Peter Galbert which is just full of information. So anyway, this is part of the...
  3. Taper tenon handplane jig - for any reamer. (Post)

    Taper tenon handplane jig tenons to fit any reamer. Most of my reamers are antique or home made, so to go and buy a tenon cutter for each would be impossible, the bought once are quite a few, so it would be expensive - so this is where this idea came, by thinking can I make a simple solution to...
  4. Taper tool DIY post

    Taper tool DIY post from old saw blade and a piece of wood. Making my shaving horse I realized that I needed a taper tool for future projects, so I tried to find an old one with no luck, and then I checked the prices for a new and realized I wanted to make my own… After some looking at the web...
  5. Spoon and reamer augers - museum tools back to life post

    Spoon and reamer augers museum tools back to life The summer 2015 I bought some old museum tools on a marked. Also I bought the beautiful reamer from France. In the blog I bring back life to these old tools. You can read more in the blog: http://lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/97954 The old Danish...
  6. Collapsible forged reamer auger - museum tools back to life

    Collapsible forged reamer auger museum tools back to life You can read more in the blog: http://lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/98242 Pictures: 1. The reamer auger. 2. The old handle, museum tag, worms and all. 3. Time to go. 4. Shaping a new handle. 5. Fitting the metal. 6. Forcing patina. Part...
  7. Hand Tools
    Hi All, Ran across these two in one of my Dads many tool boxes. He does not remember where they came from. Sure, they are reamers, or drills? But how come the points are do dull, not sharp at all. The tip angle is very low. It would take a whole lot of work to make a hole with these. And why...
  8. Blogs
    or MaFe's version of the beast at least... One wild shaving horse or MaFe's version of the beast at least… This is not a tutorial, just me playing arround. Ok I know it, I have a problem with words, yes words, not horses - and even the fact I am retired not ten wild shaving horses can keep me...
  9. Blogs
    Dulcimer Nut and Bridge Replacement Over the summer my wife came home after visiting a former colleague and brought in an oldish mountain dulcimer. It had hung on the wall at her friend's house and she was wondering if it could be made to play. I'm no expert, but I took a good look at it. It...
  10. Blogs
    Getting the blade ready I'm hoping to build a chair this year, and a common joint in many wooden style chairs is the tapered mortise and tenon. A reamer is a tool used to make the tapered mortise. After reading Jennie Alexander's guide on making your own (as well as Peter Galbert's), I knew I...
  11. Blogs
    Tapered Reamers A variety of woodworking trades require the use of some sort of tapered reamer…. Stringed musical instruments have tapered peg holes, or woodwinds with tapered holes running the length. Windsor Chairs and spinning wheels are often put together with tapered joints. And barrels...
  12. Blogs
    Spoon and reamer augers - one from France one from Denmark Spoon and reamer augers museum tools back to life The summer 2015 I was at a marked with some friends, there were a guy selling tools, he had gotten his hands on a museum that was closing down and so he had some interesting things, I...
  13. Blogs
    Alexander DIY reamer - need help on how to sharpen I built the 'Alexander saw steel tapered reamer' based on the information found on Jennie Alexander's green woodworking website. SawSteelTaperedReamerPlans I'm having some trouble understanding the instruction on how to sharpen the back edge...
  14. Blogs
    Taper tenon handplane jig - tenons to fit any reamer. Taper tenon handplane jig tenons to fit any reamer. This is one of the many unposted blogs, I have on my computer, too little time, too many projects and too much joy, if such thing exist… (Pictures were taken 3. ‎november ‎2016). Actually...
  15. Woodworking Skill Share
    I have a project that has some 1" x 2" x 3/4" pieces that I need to put a .25 radius edge on. What method would you use for this? I need a safe solution. M
  16. Finishing
    Hey All, New to this site, forum, woodworking, etc. Came here for a community of sound and informed advice and am looking for a little help. Briefly, my girlfriend and I moved into an apartment a couple months ago with this guy who has very nice furniture namely three chairs handcrafted in...
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