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What Happens Here with Traffic?
Well, part of it is my fault. I’ve been struggling to get shop time this winter due to a combination of workload at my day job, and two very active kids. That usually sounds like someone with toddlers, but in this case, my kids are on average, about five years from college. And they are…
Keep readingTung Oil Under the Microscope
A chemist sent me an email pondering whether tung oil cloudiness is in the oil, or if it’s a matter of texture, or surface geography. I was curious, too, as I have had one anomalous test piece on wood cure with glossiness using raw tung oil and japan drier, but I’ve never seen the same…
Keep readingSomething Unusual – A Solid White Steel Chisel
And not just white steel #2, but legitimate Hitachi White Steel #1. I bought a bar a couple of years ago now from New Jersey Steel Baron, which is probably the only retailer in the US who is able to get legitimate stuff with a melt sheet and certificate showing that the certification was actually…
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Of Making by Hand with Wood and Steel 