cutting timber (workbench rests) with handsaw, planing, marking dovetails in soft wood, using a Fillister Plane, glueing and finally oiling, using reindeer antler for handle.
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- What exactly is special on your dovetail method for soft wood?
Two things:
I cut the tails slightly deeper then the thickness of the wood. So that the ends are slightly looking out when assembled and can be cut away with a very sharp chisel. The surface will look much nicer than the one made with the saw, specially if soft wood is used.
Secondly, i do not use a chisel but a marking knife to make the dovetails. Even if the chisel is sharp, wood might brake if the wood is soft. With a marking knife is does cut accurate.
- Why you turn the log while cutting?
It is very difficult to cut straight. Specially when the piece is bit bigger the saw tends to take a curve. If the wood is turned i a way that the saw does cut only in front and is guided in the back, you can get a straight cut: Much less waste of wood and less job to plane!
- How did the pattern come into the Alder wood?
The wet wood was waiting bit too long for milling. A mushroom came to start the decomposition process. If this king of wood is cutted and dried in the right moment, the mushroom made a nice pattern but did not yet weaken the texture. If the wood is dry, the mushroom will not continue and the the wood can be used for furniture. Is it chance or experience, when to stop the mushroom process? I guess a blend of both.
- Where did you get this beautiful Fillister Plane?
From a friend (thank you!) He had restorted it and if you are interested, just take a look how he did it:
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