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Stanley 78 clean up
October 18, 2020

I've just acquired a Stanley 78 that's complete and appears to be in pretty decent shape. There is, however, what appears to be some rust and/or pitting on both the…
Stanley no. 1 plane
October 16, 2020

I have parts from what I believe to be from a Stanley no. 1 plane. The plane belonged to my grandfather, who was born in 1866. He was a finish…
Kitchen knife into marking knife
October 7, 2020

HelloI just finished reading a Lee Valley catalogue. In there was one of the things I was thinking recently that I need - a marking knife completely flat on one…
Wooden plane making
October 4, 2020

Over the years some Chinese (Mujingfang) planes have been and gone in the shed. They never suited my grip somehow. I still retain an ebony try plane that does some…
Un Square Hand Plane
October 2, 2020

Hello, I have a Wood River #4 smoother that is causing me some problems. When I edge joint a board that is in my face vise, the edge comes out…
Stanley Bailey plane tuning issue
October 1, 2020

I've fettled a few planes and picked up a Stanley Bailey #3 off of eBay recently. It tuned up pretty easily but the test cuts were odd. I started off…
Best wood for spokeshave body?
September 28, 2020

Soon my WW pupil will be making a wooden spokeshave using the Veritas kit. But what would be the best wood to employ for the body? I assume softwoods won't…
Curved spokeshave sole
September 25, 2020

The FWW magazine article and associated video by Peter Galbert shows wooden spokeshaves with a fixed blade position that can be made to take thinner or thicker cuts by the…
Antique spokeshave blade
September 15, 2020

I bought an antique spokeshave on eBay and it came without a blade and I can't figure out what type of blade goes in here or how it mounts. Please…
Unicorn sharpening
September 4, 2020

Well, it's the latest thang, in the world of edge treatments, for long lived ultra-sharp. The latest thang in a long line of latest thangs perhaps. :-)Yet the experimentations offered…

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