Yes, the knife wall works. It’s even better if you take a chisel and make a slight V shape (straight on the side you want to keep and angled on the waste side). That way your saw has somewhere to sit. It’s a common technique and if you are doing fine work, it’s absolutely worth your time to do. It keeps the saw from wandering more than just a knife wall. My Spanish Luthier maestro Paco Chorobo taught this to me for sawing the scarf joint and other critical joints on a flamenco guitar.
That's a great tip! I'll definitely be giving it a try. It makes a lot of sense, too. There has been a few occasions where I've struggled with the saw bouncing a bit while trying to get started, even with the knife wall.
Thanks so much for your positive feedback! I completely agree.
Many companies these days seem to treat apprentices as a cheap labour source rather than as an opportunity to develop the next generation!
People fear someone being better than them. Rather than focusing on their own path. The best leaders surround themselves with people better than they are!
Sometimes people are afraid to ask the most basic questions or be shown the truly beginner ways to do things. I love this post with all your detail. We need more of this in the world.
As a construction worker, I see a lot of apprentices that are more harassed than mentored or taught. We have to remember, we were all new once. It is a journeymen's job to teach the next generations. We will all be better for it.
Best tip has to be measure twice, cut once, if only my husband could remember this, along with another tip of measure twice, order once.
Incorrect measurements is one of my biggest failings so far. Every time it happens I remind myself of the rule and say it won't happen again...
Guh!
Yes, the knife wall works. It’s even better if you take a chisel and make a slight V shape (straight on the side you want to keep and angled on the waste side). That way your saw has somewhere to sit. It’s a common technique and if you are doing fine work, it’s absolutely worth your time to do. It keeps the saw from wandering more than just a knife wall. My Spanish Luthier maestro Paco Chorobo taught this to me for sawing the scarf joint and other critical joints on a flamenco guitar.
That's a great tip! I'll definitely be giving it a try. It makes a lot of sense, too. There has been a few occasions where I've struggled with the saw bouncing a bit while trying to get started, even with the knife wall.
Thanks so much for your positive feedback! I completely agree.
Many companies these days seem to treat apprentices as a cheap labour source rather than as an opportunity to develop the next generation!
People fear someone being better than them. Rather than focusing on their own path. The best leaders surround themselves with people better than they are!
Sometimes people are afraid to ask the most basic questions or be shown the truly beginner ways to do things. I love this post with all your detail. We need more of this in the world.
As a construction worker, I see a lot of apprentices that are more harassed than mentored or taught. We have to remember, we were all new once. It is a journeymen's job to teach the next generations. We will all be better for it.