As an experiment, I've been trying to use vises and clamps as little as possible for
various tasks, using planing stops, body weight, etc. On the whole, it works so well and
efficiently that I'm seriously considering leaving the vise off the bench I'm planning.
One thing I haven't been able to do satisfactorily, however, is chopping the pin parts for
half-blind dovetails. How would one go about doing those without a proper holding system ?
Only one P in my real address/ Un seul P dans ma véritable adresse
You might want to look at Toshio Odate's book "Japanese Woodworking
Tools and Their Use".
Layne
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:51:18 GMT, [email protected] (Peter Wells)
wrote:
>As an experiment, I've been trying to use vises and clamps as little as possible for
>various tasks, using planing stops, body weight, etc. On the whole, it works so well and
>efficiently that I'm seriously considering leaving the vise off the bench I'm planning.
>One thing I haven't been able to do satisfactorily, however, is chopping the pin parts for
>half-blind dovetails. How would one go about doing those without a proper holding system ?
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>Only one P in my real address/ Un seul P dans ma véritable adresse
If you want to do it the Japanese way, put your foot on it. What? You say
that you are not a contortionist? That's why Europeans came up with the
vise, bench dogs, holdfasts, ect.
"Peter Wells" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> As an experiment, I've been trying to use vises and clamps as little as
possible for
> various tasks, using planing stops, body weight, etc. On the whole, it
works so well and
> efficiently that I'm seriously considering leaving the vise off the bench
I'm planning.
> One thing I haven't been able to do satisfactorily, however, is chopping
the pin parts for
> half-blind dovetails. How would one go about doing those without a proper
holding system ?
>
>
>
>
> Only one P in my real address/ Un seul P dans ma véritable adresse