New Website Design
October 31, 2006
If you are a regular visitor you will notice that my website has a completely new design.This is very exciting as it coincides ... Read More →
File Forging
October 12, 2006
File Forging at the Cyclops Works Sheffield 1914-1918 by EF Skinner Reproduced with permission of http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk These, somewhat idealised images, were produced as a part of a series of postcards for sale, by Cammell Laird, and proceeds went to the Red Cross war effort. I doubt that working conditions were anything like that portrayed, but I like the paintings, it conveys some sense of what it might have been like working in one of the large saw makers's factories around the...
Japanese saws sold in UK
October 7, 2006
We played with some saws on Friday, the tenth day of my 12 week course.As usual some of the students had turned up ... Read More →
Edge Planing Experiment
October 1, 2006
Start with a perfectly straight edge on a shortish board, say 15 to 20 inches long. Take 10 full length, reasonably ... Read More →
