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Woodworkers have a reputation for making their own tools, whether out of interest or just frugality. I have made, for example, my own spokeshave, awls and even router planes.

The tools you make beg to be put to use, unless, of course, you're so swann morton marking knife 30 of them that you hate to see them messed up by use, as a good friend of mine once pointed swann morton marking knife 30. But I have a simple solution to that problem: make several copies in one go.

And that was the approach I took with my latest tool-making project. I bought the scalpel, sold as a handle alone, and a box of 50 blades. After trying it out, I liked the long, stiff blade that marks or swann morton marking knife 30 inside the corners of deep tails. With the spare blades in abundance, re-sharpening would not be a concern for years to come. I decided to make my own handles to put some of those spare blades to good use.

They make great gifts for friends too, whether the woodworking kind or not. The small size of the knife makes it an ideal project for using the Swann Morton Marking Knife For Sale hardwood from your scrap bin.

I made mine out of cherry, mahogany and walnut blanks. See the diagram for suggested measurements and adjust them to suit the blade you will use and the handle size you prefer.

A blind channel is cut on one of the strips to the exact width and depth of the blunt end of the blade so that the blade sits snugly and tightly in the channel.

A sloppy job will ruin the tight fit and spoil the strip. You can cut the blind channel on a router table or table saw. Using the blade, I set the depth of cut on the table saw to just a hair less than the thickness of the blade. After making the first cut to establish one edge of the channel, I made a knife mark to locate the opposite edge and reset the fence to make the second cut. I cut away swann morton marking knife 30 waste with multiple overlapping passes.

To cut the channel to its final depth, I levelled the bottom with a router plane, an indispensable tool for precision work. To avoid overcutting and test cuts, set the teeth just shy of the thickness of the blade.

Set the router's depth of cut to the thickness of the blade and clean up the channel's bottom. Using the blade as a template, I located and drilled the bolt and nut through-holes together.

After boring the recess holes for the bolt and nut, I reset the stop block and drilled the pin holes, a through-hole on the channelled mprton and blind hole on the other. I cut a short pin from an aluminum knifd to length and used cyanoacrylate Swann morton marking knife 30 glue to affix it to the through-hole.

You can also use epoxy markiing. After the glue was cured, I hand sanded the pin flush. With the strips bolted together, I outlined the shape on the face of the handle. Since amrking grain ran in the swann morton marking knife 30 direction for the strips, I shaped them with a spokeshave without any worries of tear-out. See the sidebar below for some tips on using a spokeshave. If you choose to use rasps for shaping, ease the swann morton marking knife 30 with abrasives, a small plane or a cornering tool.

Depending on the grain direction, use push or pull strokes to shape the profile on the handle from both ends. To maintain the angle of cut, slightly press down swann morton marking knife 30 the front to steady and guide mmorton tool as you push or pull.

I set the blade at a slight angle to the sole so Swann Morton Marking Knife Yellow Markjng can vary the depth of swan by re-positioning the spokeshave rather than re-setting the cutter.

A dull blade, tricky grain or pressing too hard on the heel of the shave can cause chattering. Skew the shave slightly across the direction of travel to reduce this.

During your push or pull strokes, keep steady pressure on the toe without hesitation to the end; this is not the time for timidity.

After dry fitting, I disassembled the knife and signed and dated the inside faces of the markng. I applied a few coats of boiled linseed oil on all surfaces of the handle with light sanding between coats. I cut a short section Swann Morton Marking Knife 2020 out of a spine clip to make saann blade protector and completed the assembly.

When the time comes to resharpen or replace the blade, the owner of one of your knives will be reminded of what an exquisite tool you have given him or her! Now you're ready to hand out your gifts. But did you just make a batch of fine layout tools or a bunch of box cutters? It depends, of course, on whether you are Swann Morton Dovetail Marking Knife Sm00 giving the knife to a woodworker or someone who knows little about precision tools!

Charles Mak, now in retirement, is an enthusiastic hobby woodworker, teacher, writer and tipster. He formerly worked part-time at his local Lee Swann morton marking knife 30 Tools store. We recommend using strong passwords that are at least seven characters long and combine uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. An Error has occured, please try again.

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Mmarking Your Own Marking Knife Woodworkers have a reputation for making their madking tools, whether out of interest or just frugality. Some of the handmade tools the author uses in his swann morton marking knife 30. The sharp and stiff cutting edge makes this scalpel ideal for laying out tails or pins.

Stock Preparation The small size of the knife makes it an ideal project for using the hardwood from your scrap bin. Cutting the Blade Channel A blind channel is cut on one of the strips to the exact width and swsnn of the blunt end of the blade so that the blade sits snugly and tightly in the channel. Use the nick on the strip to set the next saw cut. Drilling the Holes Using the blade as a template, I located and drilled the bolt and nut through-holes swann morton marking knife 30. Use the depth stop on the drill press to control the boring depth on the blind hole.

Shaping the Handle With the strips bolted together, I outlined the shape on the swann morton marking knife 30 of the handle.

Using a Spokeshave A Canted Blade I set the blade at a slight angle to the sole so I can vary the depth of cut by re-positioning the spokeshave rather than re-setting the cutter. Learn to use a canted cutter on the spokeshave to improve the speed of your work. Chattering A dull blade, tricky grain or pressing too hard on the heel of the shave can cause chattering.

When you skew the shave in your cuts, the tool is less prone to choke on its waste. Firm and Steady Strokes During your push or pull strokes, keep steady pressure on the toe without hesitation to the end; this is not the time for timidity.

Finishing and Assembly After dry fitting, I disassembled the knife and signed and dated the inside faces of the handle. Photos and text by Charles Mak Markiing Mak, now in retirement, is an enthusiastic hobby woodworker, teacher, writer and tipster.

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This kit contains everything you need to make 5 marking knives of your own design using the ever popular Swann Morton SM01 blades. Blades are Nov 28,  · This blog is not saying this knife is better than my Stanley It is most likely I will never turn loose of mine now as I love it. Someone wrote to me and pointed out the blades of the Swann Morton knife blades looked very similar to the Stanley blade used in the so instead of risking buying blades that did not fit I thought I would try out the knives that seemed to go along. I came across a recommendation by British teacher and author Paul Sellers for using a Swann-Morton® scalpel as a marking knife. I bought the scalpel, sold as a handle alone, and a box of 50 blades. One handle and 50 blades for about $20 (Cdn.) sounded like a good deal in dollar terms, but perhaps a waste in practical terms as I am a woodworker.

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