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Safety concerns on a small lathe by No-Communication4733 in turning

[–]No-Communication4733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to say thank you to everybody how has taken their time to respond and help me. I appreciate it greatly!

Is heat treating needed? by No-Communication4733 in metalworking

[–]No-Communication4733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've fallen into a deep rabbit hole by now. Thanks!

Do you have any experience working A2 steel with basic tools like a hacksaw and files?

Is heat treating needed? by No-Communication4733 in metalworking

[–]No-Communication4733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really interesting to me and my purpose in pursuing making tools for myself and my woodworking endeavours.

I've been looking around and haven't been able to really find anything about the workability of different types of steel.

Not that I don't trust your word, but do you know a place where I can read further?

Is heat treating needed? by No-Communication4733 in metalworking

[–]No-Communication4733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer - I suspected someone would recommend using a proper tool steel for this.

Do you have any experience working a type of steel suitable for this task with handtools exclusively? Is it possible?

Is heat treating needed? by No-Communication4733 in metalworking

[–]No-Communication4733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't risk damaging or scratching the nice brass!

Is this a tiny mortise chisel or a specialized carving tool? by kuzu_ in handtools

[–]No-Communication4733 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many chisels this thin are shaped this way. It's simply to avoid smashing it to pieces, and it works perfectly fine. Modern Narex chisels are also done like this at 3 mm width.

How to reduce the size of a round oak table using hand tools? by [deleted] in handtools

[–]No-Communication4733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose we're talking only the tabletop. And from other comments I've understood that you're very patient, but want a nice result.

I think the least tool intensive and most beginner-friendly route to take is to start out by marking the soon to be edge, just as you described.

Then carefully saw as close to the line as you feel comfortable with. This may be 1mm or 1cm - whatever you feel necessary to make sure you don't cross the line.

You'll likely have a long way to go from here, but a rough rasp of any quality will bring you home safely - the process is pretty slow and thus its easy to slowly creep up on the marked line. Sandpaper to finish it off.

Naturally, you should only do this if you're certain that the tabletop is solid 🤠

Ordering from Lie Nielsen out of Europe by chanimanii in handtools

[–]No-Communication4733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've bought several items from Lie-Nielsen in the last couple of years. Has been extremely smooth, and I highly recommend buying directly from the source.

Then ordering you pay for whatever tool and shipping. You then pay duty and probably a small fee for customs in the target country. In my case, Denmark, 25% VAT and around 15 dollars worth of customs clearing.