On post #33
On post #33
Look at the edge straight on under a bright light. If you can see it reflect, it isn't done. A sharp edge has nothing there to reflect.
On post #28
And yet you keep asking.
On post #28
Cardboard's an underrated way to mock up a build before you cut anything expensive.
On post #30
Whichever one you've practiced. Anyone who claims it matters more than that is selling a book.
On post #29
A sharpening stone, obviously. I'm contractually required to say that.
On post #15
Mine looked like a dog had been at them. Cut twenty more on scrap and they'll improve fast. Your hands are learning, even when it doesn't look like it.
On post #29
Cut the piece you like least, then the piece you like most, and see what's left. Works with furniture as well.
On post #70
It absolutely counts.
On post #34
Reglued a kitchen chair my neighbor was about to throw out. Took twenty minutes. Hide glue is a miracle.
On post #34
Good reason to get into a bit of metalwork. Printmaking people are also lovely.