Tingzhi(Vince) Li

Category: Woodworking

  • Chisel sharpening – what is important?

    It was a journey for me as a hobby woodworker learning how to sharpen a chisel. I started out using a honing guide with the scary sharp method. Then I tried water stones, and diamond stones. I wondered back and forth between freehand sharpening and using a jig. Now I use a combination of diamond…

  • What a Sharp Plane Will Do?

  • Woodworking Podcasts that I Enjoy in 2022

    Wood Talk | Woodworking The Woodworking Talk Show with Steve Ramsey Shop Talk Live – Fine Woodworking

  • Three Books I am Reading Right Now: January 2022

    “The Anarchist’s Design Book” by Christopher Schwarz: This book focus on vernacular furniture. More specifically, staked furniture. “Kitchen Think” by Nancy R. Hiller: This book offers one method of building kitchen cabinets that the author created by mixing other professional shop practices and her own additions. The author also offers her perspective on kitchen remodeling…

  • Believe Hand Skills can be Learned by Doing

    Last year around Thanksgiving time, my wife and I did what we call “Couple Shop Time.” I am into woodworking while she is into making jewelries(metal working). It is a lot of fun working in the garage at the same time. I was in the middle of a tool box project and I need to…

  • Good Habits in the Shop

    Keep your tools as sharp as you possibly can. End the day with sharp tools and sharp pencils. End the day with a clean floor. If you are asking yourself “Should I …?”, you should do it. Never finish your current piece before you start the next one. (Steal from Dr. Ken Atchity) If you…

  • Take It Easy on Your Hand Saws and Rasps

    I bought my first 22″ hand saw from Harbor Freight. The teeth are impulse hardened and sharp, but I struggle every time I use it. Mostly when I try to start a cut and sometimes during the cut. The saw would stuck when I try to start a cut so I naturally pushed harder hoping…

  • A Sharp Tool is a Safe Tool

    We could put the edge quality of a tool into one of three categories: sharp, dull, or dull to the point it won’t cut anything. When we talk about “A sharp tool is a safe tool”, we are not talking about the last case because the tool is unusable in that state. What is considered…

  • About the Veritas PM-V11 Plane Blade

    I recently bought a 2-3/8″ PM-V11 Stanley replacement blade from Lee Valley for my restored No. 5-1/2 hand plane because the original blade was warped. I had been using a blade from a No. 6 plane but that is not a long term solution. When I hone the blade, I quickly learned that the primary…

  • Quality Issues of 1976 Vintage Made in England Stanley No. 4 Hand Plane

    I bought this 1976 made in England Stanley No. 4 hand plane to convert it to a scrub plane. However, with original box, original quick start manual, and gorgeous knob and handle, I was hesitate to make the conversion. Could this good looking plane be tuned to work as a fine smoothing plane? When I…