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rip saw
April 14, 2006

Could someone please set me on course to find a rip saw. A standard, hand held, hand operated, no power cord, no battery hand saw. I've searched many want ads,…
First Shavings
April 14, 2006

Here are some pics of my first homemade plane. The body is from a scrap of mahogany that a friend gave me. I followed the basic design for making a Krenov…
Dovetailing brass
April 14, 2006

Easter Friday am. Task for the day: perfect a technique for machining dovetails in brass that doesn't involve ANY hand work (because - that's where errors creep in). What for?…
Pricing various hand tools
April 13, 2006

Howdy, boys and girls. My dearly departed co-woodworker left behind some very fine tools that i won't be keeping for myself. There are some 20+ wooden molding planes, a number…
Setting the throat
April 13, 2006

I wanted to get some opinions on setting the throat on smoothing and panel planes. I have read about some plane makers that make their smoothers with throats that they…
reparing a depth adjuster
April 12, 2006

I have a question for all my fellow planeaholics. I have recently started to buy used planes and have gotten my self a very nice old Union Hand plane a…
Plane numbers
April 12, 2006

What is the numbering scheme for planes? What makes one a 60, another a 65?
coating on new chisels
April 11, 2006

What is the clear coating that is on so many new chisels (i.e. Two Cherries), and does anyone have any tips on how to best remove it? Thanks
Adjustable mouth function
April 10, 2006

Hi everyone, I am looking at low angle block planes. I was wondering what is the use of an adjustable mouth? I am looking at veritas planes and wondering if…
Finesse with a Scraper
April 10, 2006

I am scraping some highly figured curly maple. The overall results are great. My concern is that when looking at an angle across the board with a light, you can…

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