Dan M.'s Profile

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I’ve seen several of Rob’s videos and all are very good. The only gripe I would have with them, and many others who put out a whole series, is that you have to sit through an hour or so of redundant, boring “this is how to sharpen a chisel/plane iron, how to prepare a sharpening stone…ect. I wish they would just put out one “beginner” video that covered all this so you didn’t have to sit through it every time you rented a video on a new skill. And, with all of Rob’s videos you have to listen to that guy who is placed there just to ask stupid questions like, “so can you get mortise chisels in different sizes”? The mortise and tenon videos could have been edited into one. If you know how to sharpen a saw, chisel, and your plane irons, just rent the mortise and tenon 2 video and save yourself $10 bucks, it’s very good. If you don’t know how to do these things, then the 1st video will show you how, although, if you want to learn how to sharpen you own hand saws, just go to the web site vintagesaws.com, click on the site map, then the link to “learn how to sharpen”. This site has the best how to sharpen a saw info that I’ve seen anywhere. I think Jim Kingshot’s videos on mortise and tenons are superior. Rob’s 2nd mortise video is very good at showing how to lay out and cut a wedged tenon, which Kingshot’s video doesn’t cover, so they compliment each other nicely in that respect. I like how Rob teaches how to sharpen a plane iron, which is the method that I use. IMO, Kingshot’s video on hand planes is superior to Rob’s From Rough To Ready, but I’m always entertained by a craftsman who uses hand tools, since that’s all I use. Rob’s Dovetail 1&2 videos are by far the best I’ve seen and I highly recommend them. I had a real eye opening experience when I saw how he uses a set of dividers to lay out his joints. Now, I use my dividers all the time. Hope this helps someone. Thanks.