• Hi all and welcome to TheWoodHaven2 brought into the 21st Century, kicking and screaming! We all have Alasdair to thank for the vast bulk of the heavy lifting to get us here, no more so than me because he's taken away a huge burden of responsibility from my shoulders and brought us to this new shiny home, with all your previous content (hopefully) still intact! Please peruse and feed back. There is still plenty to do, like changing the colour scheme, adding the banner graphic, tweaking the odd setting here and there so I have added a new thread in the 'Technical Issues, Bugs and Feature Requests' forum for you to add any issues you find, any missing settings or just anything you'd like to see added/removed from the feature set that Xenforo offers. We will get to everything over the coming weeks so please be patient, but add anything at all to the thread I mention above and we promise to get to them over the next few days/weeks/months. In the meantime, please enjoy!

Recent content by derekcohen

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    The scratch awl

    Rats - slanted, not slated. Regards from Perth Derek
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    The scratch awl

    If you ask most woodworkers what a scratch awl is used for, they will likely say, "scribing lines along wood grain and creating starter indentations to keep drill bits from wandering". There is a third and, in my opinion, the most important reason to own and use a scratch awl. If you value...
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    WIP hammer handle for Japanese gennou hammer

    Hi Steve The dark handle is West Australian SheOak. The light handle is USA Hard Marple. The very hard handle is some type of Ebony. What looks like brass (on the small genno) is leather. The UHMW is attached with epoxy (into a face ground keyed with a grinder). Regards from Perth Derek
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    WIP hammer handle for Japanese gennou hammer

    A couple of mine, all with my custom handles. Tenryuu gennou heads in 225gm and 375gm ... I also have a shortened 225 gm with a two-way handle, for my travel tool box, for both chisel use (steel end) and plane setting (UHMW end). The lower gennou is a 115 gm I use for plane setting in the...
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    Awl of my tools

    The awl in my travel tool box (currently in use at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson, New Zealand). The shaft is held with a set screw. One end is a standard scratch awl ... The other side is a birdcage awl. Loosen the set screw and rotate. Travelling tools ... Regards from...
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    What should the bevel be on this wooden plough plane?

    If the blades are not original, then their taper may not be the same, and the wedge is not holding them securely enough. The blade is being pushed back in use. Before making a new wedge, just try wacking the wedge a little harder. This is to test this theory, but also may be the issue all...
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    The Joy of the Primary Bevel

    The aim is efficient and speedy sharpening. There are several ways to achieve this. Some prefer secondary micro bevels. i only use these on BU plane blades. Japanese chisels are hone on a full bevel, which is doable because it is a lamination of a thin hard steel cutting layer and a much thicker...
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    Shooting fin

    Many years ago I made hotdog handles for my Veritas LA Jack. The 2008 article is here: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Building%20the%20Hotdog%20Mk%20II%20for%20the%20LV%20LA%20Jack%20pics.html Regards from Perth Derek
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    Hard, hard Jarrah

    "We" .... the only non-mechanical apprentice I have is a reluctant wife. I am currently accepting volunteers. Regards from Perth Derek
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    Hard, hard Jarrah

    I have worked with Jarrah for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is in a sense the most famous of West Australian timbers, growing in a small area south of Perth, and no where else in the world. Secondly, it has potentially beautiful figure and colour, and can create stunning furniture. Lastly, it...
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    The power of tusk tenons

    AJB, carrying the stand around is going to be very infrequent. This is mainly to use in the workshop. It is not to take overseas. I very much doubt that a tripod would be rigid and secure enough. I could dance on top of this stand. It runs around on wheels, which can be locked. Regards from...
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    The power of tusk tenons

    I would like to utilise the tools in the travel tool box in my workshop, as well as take the tool box along for joinery demonstrations at my woodwork club. The problem is that the tool box takes up too much real estate on the work bench ... not just the tool box, itself, but when storage boxes...
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    Elu MOF 96 - WIP... Repair? YES!

    I have that little router .... in fact, I have 4 Elu routers (two 177e, a MOF97e and the MOF96). They are the best! The MOF96 was inherited - literally - after the passing of a friend of mine. It was not working, and had all the same symptoms as yours. Not sure where to get parts, I took it...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - last post

    Thanks Andy. The school has a good rep and I am sure I will enjoy the mountain/forest surrounds as much as the activity inside the workshop. I expect to jazz up the project a little, but otherwise just happy to enjoy being part of a group. The course in not until August 2026, so there is some...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - last post

    The travel tool box is complete. Ready - when the time comes - to be fitted inside a hard case when the time comes to fly to New Zealand. Total weight is 16Kg (40lbs). Dimensions: 540mm long x 280mm deep x 210mm high. The final part of the build was to add a carry handle. Earlier, I was...
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