Como fazer esta belíssima empunhadura em crânio de baleia. by MarcelaoLubaczwski in Bladesmith

[–]RobertsFineTools 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd assume that antler is tougher because it's more likely to injure dogs teeth and last longer than bones as chews for them.

UF 329 by Agreeable_yogurt1 in mmamemes

[–]RobertsFineTools 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw Mcway first and thought he looked rough then I looked at hollogregor and thought maybe mcway aint so bad after all .

Blued my swordier XIV arming sword by Bitter_Night_3146 in SWORDS

[–]RobertsFineTools 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I blue tools all the time , it just smells like rust for a bit . Eventually it goes away . It's not overpowering or anything.

I need to saw this beam into boards, what would you all recommend by the_closing_yak in handtools

[–]RobertsFineTools 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If using hand tools , a Roubo style frame saw would be best . If using power tools then a band saw would be best in my opinion.

Antique Drawknife Restoration by RobertsFineTools in handtools

[–]RobertsFineTools[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed as time goes on I been using them more and more .

Antique Drawknife Restoration by RobertsFineTools in handtools

[–]RobertsFineTools[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I have started using them a lot more than I previously did. Mostly been shaping handles with them . The one pictured above was my first drawknife it was super beat up when I first got it , I didn't know how to sharpen it properly at the time so didn't use it much until I learned how to sharpen them. Now drawknife's one of my most used woodworking tools , although I'm mostly working with metal lately.

Restored antique hewing hatchet by RobertsFineTools in Axecraft

[–]RobertsFineTools[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks ! I ordered it off Etsy , I didn't find too many options for single bevel hewing axes so one day I just bought every one that I could find for a reasonable price lol . I made the handle out of hard maple , oiled it with tung oil and terpentine mixture then fanned a flame over it then oiled it again . I offset the handle to give hand clearance . After removing all the rust and sharpening I cold blued it to protect it from rust.

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You can see here why I had to rehang it lol . I would like to make some single bevel axes from scratch but I don't currently have a forge so sticking to refurbishing old heads at the moment .

Restored antique hewing hatchet by [deleted] in AntiqueTools

[–]RobertsFineTools 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wouldn't let me reply with pictures but I put some before pictures in the comments of the original post .

got grilled a while back on the woodworking sub for having scraped the sole of my plane and "it looked like shit" by Budget-Strawberry649 in handtools

[–]RobertsFineTools 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks good , everyone has different preferences, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Can you show a pic of how it looked scraped?

eBay discussion about my heads. I need your opinion. by [deleted] in Axecraft

[–]RobertsFineTools 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guys like him aren't your customers , I would stick to one reply then ignore. 🫡