Hand Tools Archives - Page 134 of 259

I broke my vise. It is hard to do but I managed to do it. It is a large Record front vise with the quick release. It is 10 or…

In my quest to learn something about handplanes, I find plenty of reference to camber, as in "camber isn't the same as radiusing the edge", etc, etc, and that it's…

Hi, The recent article by Joel Moskowitz, "Grind Perfect Edges Without Burning" http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDF/011198062.pdf has made an immediate and vast improvement in the speed and quality of my plane iron sharpening. …

I've got two questions to put to the knots community today. Here's the first: I like almost all aspects of the Veritas sharpening jig except for one issue - my…

I am looking at buying a good bench plane. Visiting my local woodcraft, they have a nice selection of number 4’s. <!----><!----> <!----> The Groz, is the least expensive and they…

Got a question for all of the hand tool knotheads. I am in the market for an adjustable mouth low angle block plane. Currently in the running are Veritas and…

I assume you've seen this. It's pretty thoughtful, even if it is manual and expensive ... http://www.bridgecitytools.com/blog/2008/05/08/jointmaker-pro-in-action/   Denny

I discovered a great way to get familiar with my hand plane, practice on something that you can fill with wood putty if you mess up. I'm building a paint…

I would like to hear opinions from folks on a comparison of the Stanley 50 & the Record 050. I am going to purchase one soon. The reason I want…

Hey there, guys and gals. I picked this little thing up at an antique store today. It was in with some other marking tools and squares. There are no marks/writings…