April 23, 201412 yr Seems there is a fellow over in China that has a wood working show.   Mainly hand tool work.   Hspent three episodes, making a jack plane sized plane, from....scratch.   In another three parter, it was how to make a Frame saw/bow saw.   There might be some of his shows on youtube with english sub-titles. The one link that works for mehttps://www.youtube.com/user/zhangzefeng/videosHad a few other links, but they don't seem to work, at the moment.   Will look up the fellow's web site in a bit.  And post that IF you want.Some of the things he does:Uses a hatchet as both a hatchet, and a hammer for mortisingThose frame saws (has about 50 of them, hanging on the walls) look like they have never seen a jointer to pretty up those snaggle teeth, Yet, those same saws will cut wood like hot butter?Using that hatchet, and a mortise chisel to chop through mortises.  He walks the chisel to the next spot, with the swing of the hatchet already started.   There is a block of wood, with four allen wrench like cutters sticking out the side.   Set just so, and two mortises can be laid out in one swipe of the hand. At least two walls, full of racks that are full of chisels. A small vise that clamps to the edge of his small bench.    He will sit on a board, after placing the board on a saw horse.  He then becomes the "holdfast" will chopping away.    One of the BIGGEST flat rasps I've ever seen, and he flies with it when removing wood.   No frills,no bling tools.    No messing around,either.Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...
April 23, 201412 yr Author Apparently, a Mister Gu Hong has this site:www.xuemugong.comBest way to watch these? Turn the sound either "OFF", or way down.  Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...
April 23, 201412 yr Sounds very interesting Steve, I love watching that culture perform woodworking. I was not able to access the second link however, maybe later. John MorrisThe Patriot Woodworker
April 23, 201412 yr Excellent. I enlisted in 1979, at that time the U.S. was bringing Japanese vets in as trainers, I had the HONOR of being under three of them, the most beneficial time of my existence.Much of the way I work with wood, and my daily life, was from the training I got from them.I'm willing to share much of it, some of you already know the saw blades are thinner, for a reason we can discuss.Kaizen
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