In fact the bent steel bar variants are probably the best thing to come to holdfasts since they were invented.
Tools for woodworking gramercy. And there s other small makers creating similar ones. Currently there are about a dozen tools under the gramercy tool label including beading saws bow saws rasps brushes and our unique holdfast which was our first gramercy product. Tweaking the fit of a mortise and tenon rounding an edge or shaping a curved form. Join yoav liberman as he puts the new spoon bits by nyc s gramercy tools to the test.
We know that that there is a demand for this type of bit especially from chairmakers spoon makers and wood artists but unless the bits are made properly and arrive sharp they won t work well. The holdfast is designed for 3 4 hole in a workbench top of a 1 3 4 thick or thicker. Maximum clamping 7 1 4 in a 2 thick benchtop. Tools for working wood tools is a brooklyn based manufacturer and supplier of quality woodworking tools.
This new one from tools for working wood sold under its gramercy tools line has a bit of a high tech look but it works as well and sometimes better than the old school versions. Types of holdfasts for woodworking because of the way i incorporate holdfasts in to my work. Subscribe today save up to 68 on 7 issues of woodworking projects and tricks. M f 8 00 9 00 5 00 sa 11 00 5 00.
It works well in thick benchtops which is always a challenge and in holes 3 4 and 11 16 in diameter. Tools for working wood tools is a brooklyn based manufacturer and supplier of quality woodworking tools. We have discovered that while the holdfasts work great they will work even better and in more benches if you just rub a little 150 or 220 sandpaper around the stems. As a third hand i prefer the light weight ones.
It s the sort of tool that can change from never heard of it to can t live without it the first time you use one. From narrow fret coping and bow saws for tight curved cuts to big hand saws and backsaw in the western and japanese tradition we stock a wide range of invest in your craft. The gramercy tools spoon bits are designed and made entirely in our brooklyn workshop just behind the showroom. Checkout cart 800 426 4613.
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