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HELLO NEED HELP IN FINDING DRILL POINTS FOR MY OLD YANKEY 41y THANKS ROBERT

G'day, Well, prompted by CR Miller to go and have a look at handplane central I came across an article on practical hand plane making, a bit of which dealt with…

The whole area of tote design is something I find quite fascinating. It seems to me that at some point in time - the 50s? Earlier? - everything started to…

The Easter project failed! Well, let's say a big little unhandled plane that weighs 3.5lbs is not a design sucess. Too heavy to safely handle, and not confortable enough 'in…

Hi guys and gals. I'm considering getting a Veritas # 6 for jointing and flattening a table I'm working on.  I wonder if anyone out there has any experience with this…

Thought I'd post some pics of an infill plane that I've just finished. No highly polished surfaces on this piece. I made this plane with the intention of it being…

For unspecified reasons (cost?), Lie-Nielsen apparently is switching from rosewood to cocobolo as the alternative to the standard cherry wood for totes, handles, etc.  I just received the cocobolo knob and…

Hello: I have a Stanley #12 1/2 scraper that had no blade. I recently purchased a Hock blade for it. Are these planes used with the blade as is (ie 45 degrees)…

Has anyone used barr chisels before.  They look like they are what I've been looking for, but come with a nice price tag.  One I won't mind paying if worth…

Hi all I picked up a 3/4 inch wide Japanese mortise chisel with a laminated steel blade on E-bay (a sickness that I can't get over) it has never been…