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Bamboo

Bamboo

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Honestly, at this point, they don't even need to ask anymore.....



I started school two weeks ago. It's a 2 year program in Cabinet and Furniture making. Originally I was to start in Feb. '06, but they had a last minute opening, called me up and in I jumped.

Being a woodworking school, they have started us with absolute fundamentals ... drafting, and sharpening metal. I am in heaven.

I have at my disposal every kind of sharpening stone, steel, tool, strop, and grinder you can imagine... and I know you can all imagine a lot.... :D

The phrase convex isn't thrown around much. Hollow grinds, flat and bevelled edges are kings around here. Whatever the wood wants I guess....

I picked this little guy up the other day when I ordered some tools. It is thinner than expected, about a 1/2" width, blade is 1/8" thick. Rough and beautiful all at the same time.

I pulled my stone out, then stropped it, then it bit me! I realized then that I now have a japanese straight razor ..... :thumbup:


Anyway, I just wanted to check in and also mention that because of my schedule I won't be around much for a while. I drag myself home exhausted but content and haven't turned the computer on all week.

Hopefully by the end of this, everyone will have a hand turned barstool in the wood of their choice....

Cheers,

~ Bamboo ~
 
Well yes I read once that Japanese tools are really sharp............

They laminate soft steel to reinforce hard steel (the edge) which has high carbon content...........so they stay sharp but not too brittle overall.
 
Astrodada said:
Well yes I read once that Japanese tools are really sharp............

They laminate soft steel to reinforce hard steel (the edge) which has high carbon content...........so they stay sharp but not too brittle overall.
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I've got a Japanese kitchen knife like that. Not "look-at-it-and-it-chips-out" brittle, but you want to be very careful with how it's used. I chipped mine out on a wire tie holding a bag of veggies closed.

It was indeed sharp when it arrived. (You should've seen how it cut after its first stropping.) The real benefit to those thin, hard edges is that they sharpen up very nicely and stay that way. Me likey.

Best of luck, Bamboo. Keep us informed of how things are going.
 
Congrats Bamboo!:thumbup:
You've arrived at the beginning of your dream and I hope it's all you've dreamed it to be.:D :cool:
 
You're going to love it!

Can't think of a better way to spend time than learning a new trade.
 
When you use chisels, you need to control direction in the wood. Bevel angles when you sharpen help you do that. You use a smaller angle or a more obtuse angle, depending on what you are doing with the tool and the type of wood you want to work with, i.e. hard or soft or very hard.

For woodworking - a convex edge would be useful for an axe, adze, or perhaps some carving tools. Some people like this sort of edge on mortise chisels, since they are designed for heavy chopping.

It is easier and faster to produce consistent bevel angles on the end of chisels and plane irons. If you are doing woodworking for a living, then speed matters.

I have the luxury of taking all the time I want for sharpening.
 
I admire your nerve. Following your dream is a blessing - but it ain't easy. I somehow know you will do well. Keep us informed, please. :D
 
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date, Bamboo.

Have been getting that Garrett Wade catalog, there's a neat Japanese hand axe I'd like... so bearded, they must have dwarves over there. Lots of J.-made hand tools, planers. Other foreign knives, Mora, Opinel too.

Let us know when you can take virtual orders for comfy, well-made virtual bar stools.


Ad Astra :D :foot:

also, Astrakhan is offering to replace that table of yours he broke.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359931&highlight=astrakhan
 
Good to hear from you again.
Hopefully by the end of this, everyone will have a hand turned barstool in the wood of their choice....
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Since you're taking orders, I'd like mine in avocado MDF. TIA.
 
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