tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post836416193624155474..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: Processing Stock by Hand: Marking ReferencesBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-38586777044843748132013-09-23T03:56:21.829+02:002013-09-23T03:56:21.829+02:00From what I have been told the first mark on the f...From what I have been told the first mark on the face is a lower case cursive F. If you look at it that does make sense.superdavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767915242411081507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-56515618210317881842013-03-25T22:05:31.918+01:002013-03-25T22:05:31.918+01:00Brian,
just a couple of minor nitpicks :)
It'...Brian,<br /><br />just a couple of minor nitpicks :)<br /><br />It's really purely cosmetic but the squiggly line for the face is the wrong way around for the traditional mark. It should be the first half of a cursive lower-case "f", indicating "facia" or "face".<br /><br />If you move the cross-cut to length (rough, +.125" to +.25" depending on the curvature) to the first position, you'll have far less work to flatten the board and you'll also minimize the wasted wood.大魔王https://www.blogger.com/profile/11917310232140415632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-73815224863976681852013-03-07T00:59:44.137+01:002013-03-07T00:59:44.137+01:00I always wondered how you'd do it by hand. I h...I always wondered how you'd do it by hand. I have to try it one of these days. JP Stormhttp://www.lovelykitchens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-54699715645749148462013-03-06T14:05:11.808+01:002013-03-06T14:05:11.808+01:00Excellent post Brian. I first learned to do this ...Excellent post Brian. I first learned to do this when building some timber frame structures and just out of habit carried it over into my woodworking, power and hand tool. Ray Schwanenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044622377753605626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-35755172050319829692013-03-06T05:55:34.944+01:002013-03-06T05:55:34.944+01:00Well put. Marking is something I really didn'...Well put. Marking is something I really didn't do until I made the jump into hand tools... <br /><br />I tend to examine the wood and look for the most character; that typically decides which side my reference surface will be (depending on whether or not it is critical in the joining process as you mentioned above) Snakeyehttp://www.woodworks.snakeye.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-81814703129828158092013-03-05T18:49:06.033+01:002013-03-05T18:49:06.033+01:00Good point! If I needed a 4" wide board and ...Good point! If I needed a 4" wide board and had a 7" board, I would break the stock down first, then go with processing in order.<br /><br />Or, I would buy a narrower board. :o)Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-4346953571822134012013-03-05T17:19:39.432+01:002013-03-05T17:19:39.432+01:00Thanks! I've seen those marks in photos and kn...Thanks! I've seen those marks in photos and known what they were for but hadn't understood exactly how to use them.<br /><br />I tend to move #3 up to the top. On my first hand tool project, I made the mistake of trying to flatten all my rough stock first (thinking, I guess, that I was a human powered planing machine). Because most of my lumber was twisted somewhat, it made for a lot of extra work and much thinner finished boards. As you say, hand work requires a different approach.Paul Bhttp://ww.mindlessdrawing.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com