Comments on: Cutting Corners With A Cornering Tool http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-207907 Teacher Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:32:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-207907 I have some of these and love them. Much easier for rounding off the corners of a new toy box etc than pulling out a router or using the router table. I have some of these and love them. Much easier for rounding off the corners of a new toy box etc than pulling out a router or using the router table.

]]> By: Jim http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205631 Jim Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:09:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205631 These are handy 'go to' tools on my woodworking bench. As mentioned, you do have to watch the grain. Fortunately, if they dig in, you backout and go from the other direction, then glue the 'dig' back down, holding it with some masking tape. The radius and depth of cut can be controlled by levering the back of the tool. Is maintaining the radius after sharpening a real issue? It would not change much, if at all. But, I am not matching the radii of multiple pieces so this is never an issue. These are handy ‘go to’ tools on my woodworking bench. As mentioned, you do have to watch the grain. Fortunately, if they dig in, you backout and go from the other direction, then glue the ‘dig’ back down, holding it with some masking tape. The radius and depth of cut can be controlled by levering the back of the tool. Is maintaining the radius after sharpening a real issue? It would not change much, if at all. But, I am not matching the radii of multiple pieces so this is never an issue.

]]> By: Fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205476 Fred Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:13:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205476 When Stanley was more of a toolmaker (in US and England) than a conglomerate holding company - they made these as cornering shaves. Their No. 28 had 1/16 and 1/8 radii. Their No. 29 had 1/4 and 3/8. Paying attention to the grain was very important - particularly with wood that splinters - like pine. They work on both push and pull strokes. When Stanley was more of a toolmaker (in US and England) than a conglomerate holding company - they made these as cornering shaves.
Their No. 28 had 1/16 and 1/8 radii. Their No. 29 had 1/4 and 3/8.
Paying attention to the grain was very important - particularly with wood that splinters - like pine. They work on both push and pull strokes.

]]> By: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205451 Benjamen Johnson Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:37:22 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205451 Good point about grain direction. Many times using power tools, we lose the "feeling of the wood," we don't really think much about grain direction (except maybe when it is really wild), but using hand tools you always need to be conscience of it. Yeah that grey rounded block on top is the sharpening tool. The diagram shows its profile. I'm not really sure what would happen with too much sharpening, but my gut feeling is that the radius would stay the same(if you used the sharpening block), but you'd start to take bigger and bigger shavings as you sharpen it. The tool would eventually have to be replaced. Good point about grain direction. Many times using power tools, we lose the “feeling of the wood,” we don’t really think much about grain direction (except maybe when it is really wild), but using hand tools you always need to be conscience of it.

Yeah that grey rounded block on top is the sharpening tool. The diagram shows its profile.

I’m not really sure what would happen with too much sharpening, but my gut feeling is that the radius would stay the same(if you used the sharpening block), but you’d start to take bigger and bigger shavings as you sharpen it. The tool would eventually have to be replaced.

]]> By: Mark http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205397 Mark Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:21:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/cutting-corners-with-a-cornering-tool/#comment-205397 Nice! You probably want to make sure you go the right direction with respect to the grain. Is that the sharpening tool near the top of the picture? Too much sharpening and you might change the radius? Nice! You probably want to make sure you go the right direction with respect to the grain. Is that the sharpening tool near the top of the picture? Too much sharpening and you might change the radius?

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