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Why is a plane blade bevel down vs. up?
February 17, 2006

Can anyone explain why most plane blades are bevel down? I have been looking at the Lee Valley BU planes and am curious why you couldn't mount the blade in…
Flattening Norton waterstones
February 15, 2006

I use Norton waterstones and recently got their new dressing stone to help keep the various grades of sharpening stones flat. It works quite well and very quickly, but be…
hand plane questions
February 14, 2006

I have made many Krenov style wooden handplanes over the years and I have several good resources as well. (David Finck's book among them) I am about to tackle a…
Spokeshaves
February 14, 2006

I have a couple of older Stanley spokeshaves that I have questions about. One has a flat sole one has a convex sole. First are these bevel up or down…
Spokeshaves
February 14, 2006

I have a couple of older Stanley spokeshaves that I have questions about. One has a flat sole one has a convex sole. First are these bevel up or down…
Do I have to use green oxide to sharpen
February 8, 2006

I went to the Woodcraft store in Dallas to get a hard felt wheel and the green oxide compound to buff my chisels, irons, etc.. and they were out of…
Mortise Chisels: Hirsch or Sorby
February 8, 2006

Hi folks, I'm looking to purchase a couple nice mortise chisels. I'm looking at Sorby and Hirsch only because the are in the LV catalog and I trust LV to…
Need help with grinding bevel
February 6, 2006

I have several plane irons that I picked up that have nicks and dings in them so I need to grind a new bevel on them and I need some advice. I…
How do you get ultra thin plane shavings
February 6, 2006

Hi folks, I'm an intermediate level woodworker and thought my plane knowledge was fairly solid. Apparently there'a more to learn. The other day I saw a photo of about a six…
Citric Acid to remove rust from Planes
February 2, 2006

Normally I use electrolysis to remove rust from old planes which have more rust than I'm willing to scrub off with wd-40 and a scotchbrite pad. I ran across this…

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