1.Checking the cutting edge for square Use a combination square to determine whether the cutting edge of the plane blade is square to the sides. If it is not, square the cutting edge on a bench grinder, making sure to adjust the grinder’s tool rest at 90″ to the wheel. 2.Creating a hollow-ground bevel Sharpening [...]

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Preparing the blank The screw chuck is easy to use, but it is not strong enough to hold large blanks or secure end grain. Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for limitations on the size of blanks you can use. For the model shown below, a maximum diameter-to-length ratio of 3:1 is recommended. Additional support can [...]

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Mounting a bowl blank Once you have shaped the outside of your blank, a collet chuck will enable you to attach the bottom to the headstock of the lathe for hollowing out the inside. This chuck is similar in operation to the contracting-jaw scroll chuck. To prepare a blank for the chuck, turn a dovetailed [...]

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Setting up the chuck The pin chuck allows you to mount a bowl blank on the lathe headstock quickly at the cost of drilling a relatively large hole in your workpiece. The chuck consists of two parts: a shaft with a flat wedge milled out of it and a roller pin that fits into the [...]

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Sharpening Woodworking Saws Sharpening a handsaw is a three-step  operation. The process begins with jointing, or filing the tips of the teeth so that they are all the same height. This is followed by setting the teeth to the correct angle. This ensures that the blade cuts straight and does not stick in the kerf. [...]

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