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Sharpening
June 19, 2006

In regard to how sharp is sharp; It depends on what it is. If a knife for the kitchen, you want a super sharp edge for effortless slicing. A super sharp…
Thick plane blade, help
June 19, 2006

I just bought a Lie-Nielsen blade for my #4 & #5 Baileys since I'd heard the thicker blade is much better at preventing chatter. But there is a big problem;…
How sharp is sharp
June 18, 2006

I was teaching my apprentice how to sharpen a chisel and I realized that he didn't' know how to tell if and when it was sharp enough. I just put…
Can you pronounce this name
June 17, 2006

I am offering one sincere "Atta boy" or "Atta girl" to anyone who can tell me how to phonetically pronounce the name of the company that produced the scrub plane I…
scrub planning?
June 16, 2006

Im new to woodworking - have been reading Knots and a couple other forums for several months. I built a Krenov style "jack" plane as part of a furniture class. Bought…
Jam Nuts I made for Knight Tools Works
June 15, 2006

Here are some jam nuts I made for Steve Knight's Plow Planes.. They are brass polished with Tripoil Rouge http://home.comcast.net/~stanleyplanes/9jun06/k.jpg Thought ya'll might like seeing them..
Nickle Plating Tools
June 15, 2006

Does anyone know how to nickle plate an old tool. I've sen the subject discussed in a couple of woodworking tool repair books but nothing indepth about how to actually…
Jorgensen I bar clamps free to good home
June 11, 2006

I'm trying to clean out a pole building full of stuff I've saved over the years and have 7/42", 11/54" and 3/78" Jorgensen I bar clamps, model 7201 I…
The good old days
June 11, 2006

Now I knew I had read this but had not realised it was back in 1935. Eh bah gum them ode uns were right arter orl, an so perlite.…
Antique hand tools
June 11, 2006

I just recieved a bunch of old hand tools that were my grandfathers. Hand saws(richardson bros, Disston), old moulding planes,Hand planes,rulers etc Does anyone know of a good resource for…

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