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I've become enamoured of this Lee Valley panel gauge, based on a Stanley No. 84 slitting gauge. But rather than buy one, I'd like to make one, perhaps more like…

So I’m basically a total newbie to woodworking and I’m doing my first project right now. I’m have immense difficulty with my makeshift shooting board. First of all, using it…

HelloToday I opened a box from Lee Valley. It had a Ryoba saw in it, this one: https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/saws/japanese/32940-japanese-traditional-ryoba-saw?item=60T0101I've never used a japanese saw, so maybe my question is stupid, but…

I’m fortunate enough to have a lovely set of Lie Nielsen’s bevel edge chisels, however I keep lacerating the top half of the outside of my LH 1st finger when…

Whilst the Veritas Norris adjusters are well made and work, I'd like to try other versions. However, I can't find any for sale anywhere except as part of rather overpriced…

I have an older Bailey  No.3 plane (2 pat dates, no frog adj. screw). The cutting iron will not protrude past the sole even with the adjuster wheel all the…

Greetings,I have spent more time than seems possible on trying to sort this out but... what bits to get for a brace? I know that ideally you find some ancient…

Since beginning woodworking some 20-odd years ago I've used metal hand planes. A brief try with Mujingfang wooden planes soon saw a return to the metal Wester style. I couldn't…

I've been using various other sharpening methods/materials and recently decided to start using waterstones. I bought 1000/4000/8000 Norton set. To wit. I am going to put the secondary bevel on…

I have two hand planes that both stopped cutting at once, after months without issue: a Wood River 4 1/2 smoothing plane I bought new and Stanley No. 5 I…