Category Archives: 5-Tools

Hot Hide Glue-New Setup

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Greg Merritt

A few months ago I purchased the Lee Valley small hot hide glue pot.  I really like it.  Yes its small, holds about an ounce of glue, but that is more than enough for most projects.  The thing is extremely … Continue reading →

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Build Yourself a Hide Glue Brush

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Greg Merritt

  Spreading glue is a necessary task in woodworking, no matter your choice of glue.  If you use PVA glue then a disposable brush is probably the best choice.  You may not even use a brush, I have spread a … Continue reading →

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My Stamp of Approval

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I finally gave into vanity and pulled the trigger on a custom logo stamp.  I say finally because I have saved the money for this several times over the past few years, but always talked myself out of buying it … Continue reading →

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Concluding the Kanna Journey-Actually Just the Beginning

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Merritt

OK…I’m sure that you all are getting tired of my posting about kanna.  I have to admit that it does seem like my life has been all kanna, all the time for the last several weeks.  Even management has been … Continue reading →

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Kanna on the Cheap

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Earlier this week I need to place an order thru Amazon.  Since I have been doing so much searching on the internet for kanna, Amazon presented me with some “suggested items”.  One those was a very inexpensive little block plane … Continue reading →

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Kanna Fabrication Notes-with Notes

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Greg Merritt

After reading a few of the comments from my last post it is clear that I should have added a little background information pertaining to the drawings that I posted on kanna fabrication.  I’ve been so immersed in this subject … Continue reading →

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Kanna Fabrication Notes

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I didn’t feel like working in the shop the last few days.  I put my creative efforts to work at the drawing board, instead. Trying to find detailed instructions for fabricating a kanna dai is challenging.  There is a decent … Continue reading →

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Hira Kanna Remake-Part 2

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Greg Merritt

In Part 1 I recounted my trying weekend in the shop while remaking the dai block to turn this blade into a functioning kanna.  So now that I solved  the mystery of the skewed blade and fixed the chip in … Continue reading →

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Hira Kanna Remake-Part 1

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Having botched the fitting of the blade to the dai on my first attempt at making a kanna with this new-used blade, I went into this weekend eager to start dai #2.  What I got ended up being one of my most … Continue reading →

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If I Can’t do it Right…

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Greg Merritt

…I can at least learn from my mistakes. Well crap!  Here I was, all pleased with my freshly minted kanna.  Wrote a post all about it.  Showed it off…blah,blah, blah. Everything was right with my world, but then…

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