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$kully

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Back to the knives. I inherited these Japanese carving knives from my Grandma. Nothing comes close to their sharpness. I bought a Stanley chisel made in England because I was told they were the best and it's good but does not compare. They are really easy to sharpen too. I should take better care of them.

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Back in college I took a Japanese woodworking class with a professor named Toshio Odate that was absolutely killer. It was more of lecture/demo based course than a hands on course but his collection of Japanese handsaws was incredible. I’d those carving knives are anything like his saws you should treasure them. I’m pretty sure @afoaf knows a bit about these…

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One-Off

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On a more serious note @$kully , have you ever seen any of those videos of Japanese wood planes. They dial these things in so precisely they remove a perfect slice so thin you can see through it. Wild stuff.

That's kind of mind blowing, but I gotta ask, "What species of wood is that?" I was thinking paulownia which is a bit harder than balsa, but they do show all those examples of building framing so maybe not. In any case that's amazing to watch.
 

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That's kind of mind blowing, but I gotta ask, "What species of wood is that?" I was thinking paulownia which is a bit harder than balsa, but they do show all those examples of building framing so maybe not. In any case that's amazing to watch.
I'm curious how many passes on the same board can they make? They're taking off practically nothing with each pass.

edit- got this from google. 250 passes to reduce dims by 1mm. wild

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Bob Dobbalina

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I had an awful, off brand one that fell apart. Then I had a janky, but well used off brand that I kept around for years. It got snatched by airport security when I forgot it was in my carry on and I have never replaced it. I need to get another one. I wish it had a fin key sized hex bit on it.
 

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That's kind of mind blowing, but I gotta ask, "What species of wood is that?" I was thinking paulownia which is a bit harder than balsa, but they do show all those examples of building framing so maybe not. In any case that's amazing to watch.
hinoki would be my guess
 

Mr Doof

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Figured this would be a good place to ask this question: What is the most super-adhesive waterproof tape available? I'm talking about the type of adhesive that has a multiple-page manual of safety warnings, should probably require a waiver signed in front of a Notary Public, that you must have complete silence, gloves, and protective eyewear to apply it .... the kind of tape you could use to bind a rabid raccoon to a bedpost and sleep soundly overnight.

I have a crack in the boot of my waders at a flex point, all my attempts to keep it sealed have failed, and stripers are a-runnin'.

Probably too late, but this pipe tape is veddy nice. Am sure similar construction level pipe tape would do.

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