Slick Video

[@TheMonkdad]

The sight of the person wielding that axe made me think of my young son shoveling the snow off my new car.

[@timberdoodles4647]

I will have to take that as a compliment as I am not as spring chickeny as I used to be. Looking at 60 in a short couple years.

[@dfhpublic]

I took a timber framing workshop a few years back but have very few timber framers in my area to just watch and learn from. Thank you so much for the informative videos.

[@timberdoodles4647]

I started on my timber frame journey back in the early 1990's there was no internet. I collected books and read, took a few workshops, first at Fox Maple then Heartwood at the Timber Framers Guild and conferences. Today we have the internet and the ability to share on a world wide platform, I'm happy to contribute.

[@notslydel7882]

WOW! Thank you for addressing my question. Exactly the info I wanted. I would think that this would help the novices as well as the pros.

[@timberdoodles4647]

We had fun with it and Nick appreciated a sharp slick, you see his strategy is to run it until no one can use it then someone will take care of it, Works well.

[@tatumalexzander7742]

i guess I'm quite off topic but do anyone know of a good place to watch new movies online?

[@lylepedro6342]

@Tatum Alexzander i use FlixZone. You can find it on google =)

[@kingstondouglas3488]

@Lyle Pedro yup, I have been using Flixzone for months myself =)

[@tatumalexzander7742]

@Lyle Pedro thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D Appreciate it !!

[@kraftet5215]

Great videos! Keep going!

[@pup734]

Very good tutorial thanks

[@timberdoodles4647]

Thanks

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Great work, lovely hoard, your composure makes up for the nattering co-workers, maybe you make them coffee that is too strong?

[@timberdoodles4647]

Its my wife that preps the coffee pot, I just flip the switch. Its working.

[@LolitasGarden]

I just bought my first old slick from eBay in preparation for the Shelter Institute. 3" Underhill with a gnarly grind on it. Here looking for some re-bevel and sharpening tips. I have these same Japanese stones and they work great for all my under 2" chisels. This video got almost pornographic.

[@timberdoodles4647]

Well, I hope it helped. Shelter Institute, cool. I'm further up the coast, almost to Canada.

[@powhana6019]

I want that job

[@timberdoodles4647]

Don't hold back, desire will be the key driving force!

[@danieljohnson8087]

Are the Barr's slicks ok? Or better to find an older used one?

[@timberdoodles4647]

I have not tried a Barr slick, although I know he will custom make one with specs I like, I am tempted to try his small one. I think he has a big gouge slick too? I have to check his site.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

What do you call the curved slick? A roughing slick?

[@timberdoodles4647]

Not sure of the exact name, I often refer to it as the gouge slick. super tool for quick bulk material removal.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

I think I need one.. can’t find anything like it though. Any idea of the maker? Nice work by the way. Love the sound of the wood being shaved away.

[@timberdoodles4647]

@@attictrollattictroll7777 I think this one was just knocked out by my grandfather or some he knew, it was in a old tool box of his, a boat builder he was. I looks much like the slick I use, no makers marks on it.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

Thanks for the history on that! I’ll keep looking for one.

[@82sansnom]

I have a Horton & Arnold. It is like a banana in 3 directions, but it works well as a gouge if you intend to skive(like in leather work) your scarf joints. It is an old boatbuilders slick as well.

[@jjohnson5014]

Just took a 2 week timber framing course, so I grabbed an axe like you did to start my cut and the instructor said “Get outta here widdat”

[@timberdoodles4647]

I've been there, I will name names, back in the late 1990's I attended a Fox Maple work shop in West Brownfield, Maine, Steve C said no axes allowed. But they did like my boring machine I brought. I understand Steve's reasoning. He runs a different style shop than I built. I do find his work very exquisite and tidy and on the modern side. Did you point the instructor to one of my axing videos and say "see" ?

[@jjohnson5014]

Timberdoodles Of course I did. There was another Timberdoodles fan/student in the class and we often commented about how you’d bring out the axe & slick and get er done

[@timberdoodles4647]

Nice! Do you mind passing on what framing course you attended?

[@jjohnson5014]

Timberdoodles Sure, I spent 2 weeks screwing up a rafter in lovely Canada with James Mitchell. He said “You get one screw up, then you’re walking.” I said “Yes sir”

[@jjohnson5014]

Oh, it was the bent frames course

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

Hey what kind of stone do you have and where did you get them?

[@timberdoodles4647]

The stone I used here was a cheap grey stone, course on one side and fine on the other, I do have some water stones that are sweet to use, I find the strop, leather on a stick works a super fine mirror finish on the edge. I use a light oil on the cheap stone, water on the water stones of course, I like the oil stone as it won't freeze. but the water stones are important too.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

Hey thanks again man! It’s been a huge advantage learning from you. I’ve been looking for some good stones but am having trouble finding them big enough. Was looking at a brand called “king” on amazon...finding things locally is a pain where I’m at.

[@timberdoodles4647]

@@attictrollattictroll7777 Those would be nice stones, I keep mine in a tub of water, ready to uses, just don't let them freeze. I have three grits, 220 , 1000, 6000, I use one side of the 220 as the surfacer on the other two stones to keep one face flat, on the medium stone I run one side with a dish and the other flat. the fine stone doesn't wear much so I just tune it once and a while. All my tool edges are rounded so noting is dead flat. Except along the length of the body to the cutting edge. that wants to be true, but across the back near the edge its rockered, a straight edge will show light at the sides.

[@jjohnson5014]

I think the sharpening parts need some dialogue. Like touching up the microbevel of thegouge at the stand, but then it seems you’re honing the primary bevel of the slick afterwards

[@timberdoodles4647]

I mocked up the hollow grind I applied to the slick, easy to do with one hand while holding the camera, I suspect it gets the point across, keep a steady bevel angle and cool it more frequently than you expect, also hole the tool in the water longer than you thing and move it around, too. I should get a low rpm grinder set up with a nice pipe rest along the whole front of the grinding wheel for a sweet set up.

[@jjohnson5014]

Timberdoodles Got it

[@jjohnson5014]

What’s the wood you’re working on?

[@timberdoodles4647]

The Kings wood...... White Pine, Pinus strobus.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

Thanks

[@timberdoodles4647]

Maybe a local blacksmith or blade maker, and modify another slick. The gouge can be subtle, even my regular slick is not flat on the non beveled side, a straight edge shows light on the sides. With a course belt grinder you could take material off the sides and get a similar result,

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

I like the way you think sir(belt sander). There are a couple more slicks at a local antique shop that I could experiment with...

[@timberdoodles4647]

@@attictrollattictroll7777 Use your bare hands and keep touching the edge for temp, keep a squirt bottle handy to mist the slick in the process. Keep the slick flat and in plane along the length but gain the gouge effect across the blade.

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

I picked up a couple more slicks today with intention of “customizing” one of them like you said. One is unmarked and the other is marked evergreen jph co. Ever heard of evergreen?

[@attictrollattictroll7777]

*everkeen...stinking auto correct

[@wojtexs6509]

Wow...

[@CastilloDelDiablo]

When mounting the camera on the piece of wood you're working on is not a good idea.

[@timberdoodles4647]

Thanks for the reminder. It bothers me too. I try to find creative ways to mount my phone and often it fails horribly. I run on a very low budget in the tech world and the result is a shaking video. uggg.

[@timberdoodles4647]

but, I hope you got the idea of the video, the slick is a fantastic tool and keep them sharp.