The Physics of Woodworking

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7 ай бұрын

I'm back with another tease from The Hand Tool School vault of lessons. This is a small taste of a live "Office Hours" session where I explain what is actually happening when the blade makes contact with the wood. I liken this to a graphic equalizer or mixing board where moving a dial produces a result and maybe moving 3 or 4 dials up and down can get the exact sound (or cut) you want. This is understanding what is happening and not rote responses that say skew the plane or sharpen the blade. Its this understanding that makes you able to respond to the infinite variation that happens when working with organic materials like wood.
Honestly this is the entire philosophy I have built The Hand Tool School around. Understanding the why means you can solve any problems.
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@user-fe8cs7vf8z 7 ай бұрын

Great concept. Being an engineer myself, for me the WHY is equally important as the HOW. Please go on. Greetings from a German woodworker.

@nielstherkildsen3790 7 ай бұрын

Can't recommend the Hand Tool School enough! Chuck full of quality information like this, and host of the best community on the internet!

@AustinGosling 7 ай бұрын

I pride myself on being resistant to clickbait, but as an engineer by day and woodworker on the weekends, this title was pure catnip for me!

@RenaissanceWW 7 ай бұрын

I'm sure I could think of a much more click baity title if you want.

@AustinGosling 7 ай бұрын

I certainly didn’t mean my comment to be negative😊.

@RenaissanceWW 7 ай бұрын

@@AustinGosling no I think you're on to something. Grand Unified Woodworking Field Theory? Woodworking Provides Key to String Theory?

@GlassonDesignStudio 7 ай бұрын

That was a very clear demonstration of how bladed tools work and made it much easier to visualise what I already understood. Well done

@tom314 7 ай бұрын

As a physicist I hole heartedly agree :) Thanks for the content :)

@mariondorsett 7 ай бұрын

I've seen you on the Wood Talk YT channel, but today your channel showed up in my feed. The cost of a hand plane has kept me from getting one at this point, but I find that I really enjoy using hand tools, and because they're quieter, and my shop is in my basement, my wife doesn't complain when I'm using them :D Right now I just have some cheap tools, but I'm practicing cutting straight lines, using and sharpening chisels, and I don't like the time it takes for hand sanding. I'm not getting rid of my power tools though... my wife isn't home 24/7 ;)

@WillyBemis 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Shannon!

@sambsialia 7 ай бұрын

How about a talk on the physics of a Roman workbench (sitting working) vs. a standing bench (jointer’s bench) vs. Japanese low saw horses or planing bench? Advantages or strengths and disadvantages. Why each in context? Or, could you design a Roman bench that can double as a shave horse?

@RenaissanceWW 7 ай бұрын

not sure this is a physics question but more an ergonomic question. The blade and wood interface will still be the same. But sitting and standing changes the leverage dramatically and different tasks benefit or suffer. eg: standing while planing is easier, boring a hole while sitting tends to be more efficient.

@johnzerwin1658 7 ай бұрын

Great info Shannon. Thank you! SKO Buffs!

@TWC6724 7 ай бұрын

Shannon, I have a question. I know you own a frame saw. Do you think a frame saw will be able to resaw slabs up to 20-22”? I have several slabs I cut this summer that I’m eventually going to have to resaw.

@RenaissanceWW 7 ай бұрын

Yes I've done it. Resawed up to 32" with my 48" saw. That was slow but I did a few 26" Walnut slabs for a drop leaf table in Semester 4 of The Hand Tool School and that handled it with zero problem.

@TWC6724 7 ай бұрын

@@RenaissanceWW Thanks for the reply. I don’t have or know anyone with a bandsaw mill so I believe that’s my only option.

@jeffgarner4879 7 ай бұрын

I second the comment by @nielstherkildsen. I've struggled with hand planing and hand sawing for several years until I recently signed up for The Hand tool School. My skill improved greatly in a matter of a couple weeks.