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Marking - Knife vs. Pen vs. Pencil vs. Brush vs. Crayon!
Choosing a Marking ToolMarking the work is done in a large number of ways. For carpentry and woodworking the most common tools are the pencil, the knife, the crayon and the brush. But which is best? The Construction Pencil The... read more.
Japanese Framing Square (Sashigane) vs. American Steel Square
The American steel square dates from the industrial revolution. It served as a form of calculator in the pre-electronic days and was the subject of a number of treatises and innovation. In contrast, the Japanese square - called a "sashigane"... read more.
Two Headed Japanese Nailset - Nitoku Kugshime
One of the things that is wrong with ordinary nailsets is that the hammer is too far from the head of the nail. This gives more room for a glancing blow. The solution is to use a Japanese nailset... read more.
Shapton Waterstone Review
I've written about sharpening with waterstones before. In general their advantage is that they cut quickly and clean up just as quickly. Nowadays the majority of the stones use are manufactured rather than mined, but there are still significant... read more.
Neurobots by Honda
Honda announced that they have developed a way to use brain signals (read using an MRI) to control the motions of a robotic hand. So far it looks pretty rudimentary but it is a giant step towards controlling things by... read more.
Japanese Ryoba Handsaw
If you haven't tried a Japanese two-sided (what is called a ryoba) saw, you should. Particularly if you are working with softwoods. There are a number of advantages over Western pattern saws: The ryoba has a rip saw on... read more.
How to sharpen with Japanese Waterstones
I already wrote about some of the history behind Japanese water stones, but how to use them is perhaps a more common question. The answer is a bit tricky. It depends... The first thing it depends on is the type... read more.
A Brief Summary of the Different Types of Japanese Waterstones:
Origins of Sharpening Stones: The Japanese have traditionally used sharpening stones which are lubricated with water to sharpen their metal tools. As they have been doing this for many hundreds of years, it is obvious that the first stones were... read more.
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