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Comment on Tools and jigs by mcnabbstudio

mcnabbstudio — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:17:22 +0000

That dovetail marking tool is simply beautiful.

Comment on Not so impossible after all by mcnabbstudio

mcnabbstudio — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:12:19 +0000

Beautiful jointery. Nice to know some people still take the time to do this kind of work. Cheers.

Comment on Not so impossible after all by Another impossible object « Finely Strung

Another impossible object « Finely Strung — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:12:52 +0000

[...] As someone who works with wood, I enjoy teasing him with the complete opposite: something that self-evidently has been manufactured but that looks impossible. One example is the captive screw here. But that’s a bit of a cheat because it depends on exploiting the remarkable elastic properties of some woods when treated with heat and moisture. Better are the apparently impossible double and triple dovetails that I wrote about a year or so ago. [...]

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Another impossible object « Finely Strung — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:12:49 +0000

[...] self-evidently has been manufactured but that looks impossible. One example is the captive screw here. But that’s a bit of a cheat because it depends on exploiting the remarkable elastic [...]

Comment on V joint finished by Stephane Daury

Stephane Daury — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:19:32 +0000

Gorgeous!

Comment on V joint finished by Christopher Martyn

Christopher Martyn — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0000

Many thanks. Glad to hear that you’ve found it useful.

Comment on V joint finished by Fabiano

Fabiano — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:23:54 +0000

Wow, amazing job and beatiful pictures! I`m just beggining as an amateur luthier and your blog is really inspiring and it helps in my learning process. Best wishes.

Comment on V joint – cutting and trimming by V joint finished « Finely Strung

V joint finished « Finely Strung — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:57:39 +0000

[...] V really is invisible in the finished joint – scroll down to the last couple of photographs in this post if you can’t remember what I’m talking [...]

Comment on V joint – cutting and trimming by Christopher Martyn

Christopher Martyn — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:35:08 +0000

Thank you, Tico. No, I didn’t mention marking knives but it’s a good question and perhaps worth a post sometime. The short answer is that I used a single bevel Japanese blade.

Comment on V joint – cutting and trimming by Tico Vogt

Tico Vogt — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:32:14 +0000

This is excellent, always paring cross grain toward the middle. In this and the previous post I didn’t see what marking knife you use. Is it discussed anywhere in your archives?