Comments on: Tools I use: My shaping tools

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:10 +0000

Hey, Marvin, take a chill, baby! Count to ten. Go to your happy place. Meditate.

It’s noting but good!

By: Craig Andrews

Craig Andrews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:53 +0000

You bust’n my chops??!! Huh, you bust’n my chops?

Don’t make me fly down there and smack you silly with a cheeseburger-looking Stromboli!!

Looking forward to the forthcoming articles.

Great stuff Tom!!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:16 +0000

Hey, guys, I do have spoke shaves AND scrapers…

I have to pace myself, or what else will I have to write about later?

By: Craig Andrews

Craig Andrews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:05:58 +0000

Very nice article!!

Let me second the notion of spoke shaves. (Perhaps I’m remembering wrong, but I thought you used scrapers – if not – you should – especially on burl and figure)

Spoke shaves are very nice for shaping. You can make arches very quickly with a hand saw, chisel & spoke shave.

Again, great article!!

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:38 +0000

You need to get some spokeshaves and scrapers Tom, then you can really do some fine tuning. You can practically eliminate sandpaper.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:25 +0000

Thanks… that was a fun little project to build.

The Shinto Rasp came from Rockler…. It’s pretty beefy and does a great job.

As far as a general purpose… Hmmm… I’ve had success with some of the Nicholsons you can pick up at the local home improvement center, but that Microplane snap-in set has been my go-to rasp for years now. You can get the whole kit and caboodle at Amazon for about $50… believe me, it works great.

Now, all I have to do is get my hands on a few SCHAWEET Auriou rasps made in France.. those things cut like buttah!

By: Dyami

Dyami — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:57:25 +0000

Tom,
What a very nice box. Where did you get the Shinto Rasp? And can you recommend a general purpose rasp?
Thanks,
Dyami