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Can you use the “ruler trick” on the blade of a router plane?????
August 17, 2021

Hi:I purchased the Bench Dog router plane from Rockler (online) and the blade that came with the plane is really, really bad! I've asked Rockler if I can swap this…
Chisels… O1, A2, PM-11
August 15, 2021

Have had an itch to try a different chisel than my old blue handled Marples. Have always been interested in Ashley Isles MK-2 in O2, but the LV seems to…
Flattening surface with hand plane
August 9, 2021

I am trying to flatten the face of a piece of wood by hand. It is a piece of pine about 8 inches wide. The face has a slight cup…
Routing diagonals for inlay
August 6, 2021

I am inlaying patterns on box lids with radius cutters and router plans but finding difficult to cut diagonals. I can set up a fence and run a dremel in…
hand joinery
July 14, 2021

what is the best way to cut closed grooves by hand. i have a router plane for cleaning up the bottoms, but it isn't great for cutting them. Should I…
Chisels
July 2, 2021

I am considering buying some quality chisels. I am willing to spend some money on quality tools but do not want to over buy a larger set then what is…
In need of a no.5 plane
July 2, 2021

Hi everyone, I just got the tool list for a class I'm taking this summer and it includes a no. 5 plane (which somehow I don't already own). Veritas, Woodriver, and Benchdog…
Random pondering about hand-stitched rifflers
June 27, 2021

This is really just random pondering:I am looking at rifflers, and there is a fair amount of writing on the advantage of hand-stitched (random) vs. machine-made rifflers and rasps. I…
Plow Plane Rehab
June 26, 2021

I'm starting to rehab a wooden plow plane salvaged from a box of old tools from a neighbor's basement. The only blade is 1-3/4" wide and is held in place…
Stanley 4 1/2 Depth adjustment direction
June 17, 2021

I just picked up a vintage Stanley 4 1/2 and was struck that the iron advances by turning the depth adjuster counter-clockwise and retracts clockwise.Is this orientation unique to this…

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