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Why do you use hand tools?
March 30, 2009

This question is aimed at those of you prefer to use hand tools for most or all of your work. Why? I don't want to start a pro/con debate. I'm…
Stanley 65 vs. Craftsman 3732
March 30, 2009

I saw an older Craftman 3732 low angle block plane on ebay and it looked the same as a Stanley 65. Are there any differences to speak of? I would say they…
Replacement parts for Stanley Plane
March 30, 2009

Hello I have an old Stanley Bailey 4C With a broken part. I am attaching a photo so you can see exactly what I need to replace. I would like…
Old wooden side bead planes
March 30, 2009

About 10 years ago, I bought an unmatched set of side bead planes. Sizes were stamped as follows, 2/8, 7/16, 5/8, and 3/4. They were not in working order, with…
Mag-Jig For Combo Pane Iron Sharpening
March 27, 2009

I made this jig for holding combination plane cutters firmly while lapping the back-side to keep them sharp. The "Mag-Jig" (Lee Valley, and no doubt others) makes the task very…
Scraping Softwoods
March 27, 2009

Common knowledge says that scrapers don't work well on softwoods. I normally work with hardwoods, but today, I was using Douglas Fir. Faced with having to sand out some marks,…
Stanley 603
March 27, 2009

I have a Stanley 603 that was my dads. I found it a couple years ago and it has been sitting in a drawer ever since. It is pretty rusted…
Cleaning antique Wooden planes
March 24, 2009

Hey gang, I've been collecting a few 19th century wooden planes, and wanted to see what people have used to clean the grime off of them without damaging the wood…
Plane for tenon cheeks
March 24, 2009

Hi. This has probably been discussed many times, but still... I want to buy a plane I'll use primarily for trimming tenon cheeks. I was going to buy a medium shoulder…
Can’t resist… I have a new Bench Pup
March 22, 2009

"Raven" -- House and Shed guard dog, eventually. Capt. Rich Clark --DUCT Tape is the "force"... It has a Light side and a Dark side and it binds the universe…

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