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Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - hbmcc - 08-17-2015
Last night I read C Schwarz' rant about bench hooks. He suggests all toss their hooks and use the guides God provided. [Paraphrased.]
There is some plausibility to a hook-free life. However, at some point the floor must be flat or the legs squared. Or, use three legs. I think wasting two or three chunks of wood during as many crosscuts is part of the woodworking ethic. If not square, a hook sure makes hand sawing a board a lot easier than having it locked between one's knees.
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Scoony - 08-17-2015
I took that as a bit of satire on his part, but may be wrong.
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Bill_Houghton - 08-17-2015
Holding a small piece of stock for cutting in a bench hook sure beats gripping it between my knees, in my teeth, etc.
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Bartee - 08-17-2015
Definitely satire... Not the first time, won't be the last
http://blog.lostartpress.com/2015/08/16/so-wrong-the-satire-category/
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - only 3 injuries - 08-17-2015
It was satire.
He gets all kinds of crap about using a honing guide, I'm guessing that this is a response to it.
hbmcc said:
Last night I read C Schwarz' rant about bench hooks. He suggests all toss their hooks and use the guides God provided. [Paraphrased.]
There is some plausibility to a hook-free life. However, at some point the floor must be flat or the legs squared. Or, use three legs. I think wasting two or three chunks of wood during as many crosscuts is part of the woodworking ethic. If not square, a hook sure makes hand sawing a board a lot easier than having it locked between one's knees.
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Mike Brady - 08-17-2015
If you read the responses to the post he comments that it went over quite a few heads as satire. Another question is: Was The Anarchist's Tool Chest also just a satire?
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - colibas - 08-17-2015
Not easy to do good comedy. This one was funnier: frugal meets hipster
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Admiral - 08-17-2015
He's just stirring the pot to get a rise out of us. Sort of like the Donald Trump of handtool woodworking.
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Arlin Eastman - 08-17-2015
I opened up the link and have not a clue what they are talking about (satire?)
Is this a new term or work?
Arlin
Re: Throw away your bench hook? And, square! - Bibliophile 13 - 08-17-2015
Quote:
This basic sawing skill, taught to apprentices for centuries, is the foundation for a mountain of other skills, such as freehand knifing of parquetry, cutting tenons without scribe lines and full-blind (meaning blindfolded) dovetails.
This sentence alone should have tipped people off.