Bob Van Dyke Archives

I have been sharpening two plane blades and can't seem to understand what is happening. I start with one blade using a DMT blue diamond stone which is rated at 45…

Looking for some advice. I am in the process of building my first set of kitchen cabinets. Can anyone tell me what a "standard" dimension would be for the crown…

I have been following the video for sharpening a scraper and I cannot get good edges.  I have a good edge after using the file, then I do the lapping…

I am a novice woodworker.  I am planning to make shelving for a closet and a pantry.  I have a lot of boards (cherry, hickory, maple and oak obtained from…

Thank you for your time. I had to turn to someone, but i was all alone in the shop! I bought a new marples chisel (3/8), spent ten minutes sharpening…

I have some shop sawn bubinga veneer all thicknessed to just under 1/8.  My concern is that this is too thick to act like veneer.  The substrate is MDF and…

I have recently decided to build a morris chair and ordered a plan. When I got the plan I noticed that to fasten the slats between the chairs arm and…

I use a single stage 3 hp system, and set it up outside the shop wall in an adjoining shed. The matter of air quality in my shop should have…

I live in a 250 year old house.   I have a small room that is roughly 6ftx15ft that had a linoleum floor over the original wide board floor.   When I…

Bob,  I enjoyed your video entitled "Lock Rabbet Joint".  Please explain the rationale for making the initial dado "a hair" deeper than 1/4" and when placing the fence from the…