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What width should my plane be?
May 31, 2022

Hello all,A very basic question I'm afraid but, how wide should my plane be?I'm looking at Japanese planes and there are varying sizes. I guess it all depends on the…
Meehan & Company Master crosscut saw
May 17, 2022

I have an old crosscut hand saw I want to restore. It has a bolt in the handle stamped "Meehan & Company Master", and it is missing one of the…
Tool Storage at Workbenches
April 30, 2022

I have a “traditional style” Workbench in my shop. It is in an Alcove about 9’ deep by 6.5’ wide. Give or take. The bench is against the 9’…
Planes For Sale
April 27, 2022

I am offering two WoodRiver planes, a #4 1/2 smoother and a #5 1/2 jack. The smoother is fitted with a Rob Cosman IBC iron, and both are fettled and…
Stanley 113 Type 1 or 2?
April 25, 2022

I was antique shopping with my wife last week when I came across a Stanley No 113 curve plane for $45. I was excited for a such a find especially…
Throat Clearance on Hand Made Grooving Plane
April 20, 2022

Re: Hand Made Grooving PlaneIn Matt Kenney's pdf on how to make grooving planes, he states that throat opening should be set with a clearance of 1/64". This seems extremely…
Sand quickly edge tables
April 20, 2022

Hello,I work in a factory that manufactures dining room tables. We have some models of tables with profiled moldings. When there are defects on these tables, we sand the mouldings…
Hewing Hatchet Repair
April 16, 2022

I have this very old hewing hatchet, right handed, used for rough flattening boards. As you can see in the photo is bended (the back of the blade is not…
Japanese Specialty Chisels Question
April 16, 2022

Hello everybody! Glad to join the forum, this is my first post.My question is about 3 chisels i bought few years ago, initially i thought they were timber framing japanese…
Anybody know what this is?
April 7, 2022

Found this cleaning out cousins woodworking stash. I've been around hand tools a long time but this has be stumped. Admittedly, these are pictures from the wife, so I didn't…

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