Quality
Finding the Best Tools
When looking at the game of pool, we all know that the precision of the cue is extremely important. We all want some thing that’s going to last, hold up, and not become warped. We want perfection. When Keith Josey … Continue…
Tags: blades, cutting tools, saw blades
Rip Blades and Crosscutting Blades vs. Combination Blades
A combination saw blade is a great saw blade to have in your shop. If you’re needing to switch between ripping and crosscutting often, then a combination blade will definitely get the job done. The 4 Tooth Alternate Top Bevel … Continue…
Tags: combination blade, crosscutting, crosscutting blade, glue line rip blade, rip blade, ripping
Why invest in Quality Tools?
Count on Quality and Depend on Carbide Processors to deliver it. For over 30 years, Carbide Processors has been bringing you tools that will last you, as well as the kids and grandkids that you pass them down to, a … Continue…
Tags: bondhus tools, quality tools, wera tools, Wiha Tools
Preventing Rust from Ruining your Quality Tools
April Showers bring May flowers, but they can also bring a more humid environment to your woodworking shop. During the wet, and warmer season of Spring, it may be a good idea to take some precaustions and be proactive in … Continue…
Truing a Square
Using a woodworking square is essential to creating quality woodworking projects, but what if your square is not true? We found this very helpful article from the book Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by: R. Cobleigh, about How to True … Continue…
Wera’s Koloss- The Ratchet that can also be used as a hammer
We were pretty impressed with Wera’s Koloss when we first came across it. A ratchet that can safely be used as a hammer, that’s pretty innovative. We are constantly looking for new cool and unique tools to sell in our … Continue…
Tags: Koloss, ratchets, Wera, wera tools
Determining Saw Blade Quality from Chip Size
How tools form chips during the cutting process is usually of more importance to the Toolmaker / designer than to the woodworker. Woodworkers most often simply check sawdust and chip size visually as a gauge of tool performance, and that … Continue…
Tags: chip size, cutting tools, tool performance
Whiteside Router Bit Progression
Whiteseide Router Bits are put to the test every year as they compete in Fine Woodworking magazine’s “Head-to-Head” Router Bit Test against many other popular Router Bits such as: Amana, Bosch, Eagle, Freud, Lee Valley, Porter Cable and many more. Every Year Whiteside Router Bits come out … Continue…
Are more teeth on a Saw Blade Better?
The rule of thumb is that a saw blade with more teeth means a smoother cut and fewer teeth means a faster cut. There are other things that affect the cut quality and the feed speed, like how fast you … Continue…
Tags: saw blade, smooth cut, tooth count
What Do You Get In A Quality Tool?
The question “What do you get in a quality tool” came up on a forum today. Somebody needed a new endmill and was looking at two different endmills. One end mill was higher quality, but cost four times the amount of … Continue…
Tags: quality tools, Tenryu, Vortex, Whiteside, Wiha
