It has to be said that I’m a big fan of Japanese tools, in particular the Japanese chisel. They are, compared to their western counterparts, a ‘lea...
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The European made range of Rider chisels provides the woodworker with a comprehensive selection of top quality tools.
The Rider Chisels rangeThe bl...
In an earlier article, I spent some time examining the overall strategies required to hone an edge on a plane or chisel blade and this entry looks ...
Squeeze a thousand woodworkers in a large workshop, give them the brief ‘’honing chisels or planing blades,’’ light the blue touchpaper, lock the d...
A few weeks ago, I spent some time looking at the hand-held cabinet scraper which is nothing more or less than a blank of steel with a minute hook ...
The card or cabinet scraper is another one of those ridiculously simple tools that should find a home in almost any woodworker’s toolkit. It’s so s...