Finally got around to doing something that’s been on my list for awhile. When I first did my bench top I admittedly didn’t do the best job. I had some high and low spots and depending on where I put a board, it would wobble. I kept saying I’ll redo it but I never really… Continue reading Workbench top and Rearranging the Shop
I mentioned catching up on personal projects and one project I’ve decided to tackle is to make a violin from scratch. I have zero experience but I have enough scrap lumber. Initially I started looking into building a guitar, had that project on the back burner for a while. Once I started looking into it… Continue reading Violin build
I’m very fortunate in that I can say my shop work pays for my shop stuff. I’m not making a living making and or sharpening saws, and that’s not the goal, but it does sustain me when it comes to buying tools and materials. Sure, I occasionally use money from our incomes for some things,… Continue reading Hand saw sharpening services
I thought it was funny today how I have this Burr mfg saw filer and I slid the filer part off to the side and used the vise to hand sharpen the saws I worked on today. The filer is still new to me and takes a little practice to get used to. I decided… Continue reading Hand filing on a Burr saw filer
I really like these little saws. I’m taking a small break from making saws to catch up on some personal projects but when asked for one of these I decided to go ahead. I really think more woodworkers should give this saw a chance. I’ve compared it to the no 5 jack plane. It’s not… Continue reading The Joiners Saw
Yesterday I found another saw filer, a Foley f61. And this one had an original foley stand! I’ve never come across one before and I’m glad I got to it before the owner decided to trash the filer and use the stand for a grinder or something. The top is shaped for the filer base… Continue reading Foley F 61 saw filer
I’ve seen quite a few Foley Belsaw machines but another brand that occasionally pops up during searches is Burr manufacturing. The retoother is a solid machine and I had always wanted one and I recently learned they made a saw filer. I couldn’t believe it, I was asking around for an Acme saw filer and… Continue reading Burr Manufacturing retoother and saw filer
A month ago I started setting up a 387 saw filer. As much as I keep meaning to set these filers up I’ve still been filing by hand and just haven’t used them yet. On another recent tool run I got my hands on a sf1000 saw filer. It came out after the 387. Very… Continue reading Sf1000 foley saw filer
I’m shipping saws out left and right but occasionally I take a short break for other projects. My 4 year old has been wanting another train car, one that has a crane on it. We are finally cutting one out. In this picture I’ve cut all the pieces down, since then a few have been… Continue reading Wooden train car
I’ve set up two Foley saw filers, an f-16 and a 387 with the intention to start using them. I’m faster by hand but I’ve noticed that after a few saws or after a big frame saw plate that I can feel the strain in my wrist. This strain is very minor but has made… Continue reading Saw Filer Cart