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Gutter Adz: I love chopping seats. This is not the adz endorsed by certain authorities on the subject but it works just beautifully and has a great balance. I always go a little deeper than recommended because the sharp tool seems so hungry for the wood. Steel toed boots (or sandals) are recommended-but I try to avoid swinging toward my toes. |
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Scorp (Inshave): This tool is the ultimate in simplicity and design. The handles are set to achieve the best cutting angle and leverage when working across the grain. It makes amazingly short work of cleaning up after the adz. |
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Compass Plane: This little guy is a real joy to use. Like any plane it requires some tuning to make it just right. Properly set it cleans up the marks left by the scorp in no time. It's one of those I like to take out sometimes and work away with on a piece of scrap - just to relax. |
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Travisher: The final tool in this group. If the scorp is a scrub then the compass is a jack and the travisher is a smoother. A modified spokeshave, the travisher will take very fine shavings. It's used to remove the edges of the scallops left by the compass. |
