books

[Doorman]

hi, does any one know of any good books of how to set up and mantain the quality, especially smoothing planes, or some web sites with pictures, cheers

[kauphymug]

Try this web site, http://www.lie-nielsen.com/use.html, for fundamentals, I've found the recommended blade grinding angles helpful. Also the best article I've seen was in "The Wooden Boat" in a two part series titled, Aime Ontario Fraser, author:/"Troubleshooting Planes, Part I: Blades, angles, and parts, the next issue was part II. I had both issues but I have been unable to find them. Wooden Boat has a web site and you might get reprints if I can't find mine. Also Fraser has a number of books out that might contain the same info.

[Doorman]

hey thanks for that web site kauphy, i found a book on amazon and its about japanese joinery thier techniques interests me, and er look at the pic of it, just wanted to ask iff any one knew wat kind of joint this is, looks very hard to do, sort of like a hanuch/double tenon thing :? http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0881791210.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg other books in this section, http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/202-5942817-6871044 ,

[Rich]

I've got that very book.. just a second and I'll get what type of joint that is..

[roger g]

This months "Fine Homebuilding" has something on scrapers.

roger

[Rich]

The book doesn't actually show that particular joint. But it looks to be a combination of a knoe hozo and a yonmai hozo or it could be more closely resembling a ashikatame beam. Very complex stuff in this book.. amazing really.

[Doorman]

sure looks strong, i think i may have to buy it, as my knowledge of M&T's go they are proportioned in thirds so are those small side things in thirds of the side of the mortise hide? oh im geting confused now!

[Rich]

haha.. I'll have to look tonight. They do layout many different types of mortise and tenon joints as well as scarf joints, log joints, etc.
Someday I'll be able to build my own timber frame home - already have a design done :). I've only gotten to do some minor timber work on an open porch on the last house I built in MT.

[Doorman]

hey you stole my idea :wink: i was going to build something like that one day, but i had like a log cabin idea in mind http://www.somanga.com/bigpics/Log%20Cabin%20(low%20res).jpg like this pic, its the inside of it but you get the idea.

[Rich]

http://www.biltright.com/images/TFrame3d3.gif
A 3d image I did a few years ago. Not a high quality image but you get the idea. The left would be public and the right section is bedrooms.