Search Results for: ian kirby
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Problems Cutting Clean Dovetails
…a bit wider than you need and trim off the torn out edges with a saw. Ian Kirby: You don’t need to change the bit angle or the score the…
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Thankful for Woodworking
…wrong: I’m no Ian Kirby, and you won’t find me trading in all my power tools for a hand plane. No, I mean that I appreciate the work that goes…
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Clearly Superior: Brett-Guard Sawguards
…of modification to the shield or moving it forward to allow the splitter to be used effectively. With that said, woodworkers with as much experience as Ian Kirby recommend the…
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Sharpening a Marking Knife?
…but with two beveled edges on that face that meet in the middle. The back face, like a plane iron, is flat. However, master woodworker Ian Kirby uses an ordinary…
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What’s New in the August Issue
…the table saw. Learn how to make one and use it in this issue (click here to see a video of this jig in action). And, Ian Kirby has a…
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February Issue Sneak Peek
…Solid Projects: Ian Kirby presents a stylish Dinette Set that should fit neatly into a smaller kitchen or breakfast nook. He’s keeping the lumber budget affordable here, using longleaf pine…
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Hand Cutting Mortise and Tenons
…to accurate sawing: you can only cut one line at a time. Ian Kirby is a master of the British Arts & Crafts tradition as well as a designer, wood…
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Clamping Cart
Ian Kirby designed a cart to hold his friend Matt’s collection of clamps. You can see plans for that cart right here….
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Gluing and Clamping with Confidence
Learn Ian Kirby’s tips and tricks for gluing and clamping your next project with this handy PDF….
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Why is the Grain Oriented Horizontally on Hand Plane Totes?
…grain direction decisions. Ian Kirby: I assume you are talking about the handles on a metal body plane. The front handle, which to all intents is a knob, is called…