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In the hand tool thread and the magazine feedback section there is a ton of requests for information on making planes both metal and wooden. I was wondering if anyone…

I was in Lowes the other day and they had a Stanley 6" Surform pocket plane.  I am going to be doing a lot of drywall this summer and said…

I picked up an old 1.25" socket chisel on that online auction site, and lo and behold when I unboxed it, I noticed a definite bend in the tool. Put a…

finally. I belive I'm going to wait untill I go to my cousin's house to work on his construction company to get the tools. But I have a question. these…

Any one have an opinion on Clifton planes? Thank You, Scott

http://www.canadianwoodworking.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20200 I got this confirmed: after having built the Canadian for Lie-Nielsen tools with countless demos at tradeshows, workshops, and so on, Rob Cosman has been 'replaced' as the company's distributor.…

In my handtool adventure, I have been using a brace and bit to make the larger holes, wherever practical.  It's no problem with larger bits, particularly augers with their lead…

During a recent visit to Liberty Tools in Maine, I bought a bench stone salvaged—the proprietor claims—from a hardware store in Boston that had been boarded up for decades, then…

1 when sharpening (by hand) should the stone be flooded w/ oil? 2 The first tome you use a stone, should it suck up the oil imedatally. after multiple uses…

Today I picked up a professional dozuki and spent some time playing with it, testing my ability to saw to a line, etc.  Eventually I came up with this challenge…