Larry | August 26, 2009
This post is due to a convergence of two actions on my part. The first is that my last post casually mentioned using a bevel gauge. While most woodworkers know what a bevel gauge is, many miniaturists may not. The second thing that happened was that I picked up a “new” bevel gauge at a [...]
Larry | August 24, 2009
For the past few years my “saw bench” was a crate with a piece of 2×8 screwed to it. It was sufficiently ugly and disfunctional that it hasI’ve never let it wander in front of a camera lens. It is no more as I gave it to the neighbor to put in his outdoor fireplace.
And [...]
Larry | August 22, 2009
What would we hobbyists do without Dremel? Yes, there are cheap knock-off products that, I guess, could take their place. But in my limited experience, we’d be buying our tools over and over again. By contrast, I’ve got an old Dremel 261 moto-tool that I’ve used since the 70s and while it’s not as nice [...]
Larry | August 21, 2009
Whether you’re a diehard power-tool user, a devout handtool-only woodworker, or someone in between, you need to know how to wield handplanes. Sadly, few really do and handplanes are seen as hard to set up, difficult to use, and not really necessary. Obviously, I disagree and learning to use these tools can not only improve [...]
Larry | August 8, 2009
Recently I did a blog post on the basics of a scroll saw. In that post I implied that spending at least enough on a scroll saw to get beyond the inexpensive ‘big box store’ saws was a good idea, particularly if the saw was intended to be used for miniatures. I’ve implied it in [...]
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