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Restoring handles on Japanese chisels rescued after a flood
May 16, 2020

We recently had a major flood in our Canadian community. I was gifted several IYOROI chisels that were found post flood. I've addressed the rust damages. I am looking for…
Mold on sharpening stones
May 15, 2020

Ok stop laughing pleaseI have norton Waterstones that I use for sharpening. I left them in a Tupperware container in water. The next time I pulled them out there was…
Compass Planes
April 21, 2020

I recently bought a Stanley 13 compass (circular) plane and finally got an opportunity to use it to smooth some long curves on the stretchers of a console table I…
Cupping red oak
April 20, 2020

Hi I resawed three 1cm thick pieces of red oak (from the same board) and then left them in my workshop for around 3-4 weeks. I flattened them - no problem…
Baily No5 Plane Date and Identification
April 17, 2020

Good Morning, new to the forum. I have a few of my Grandfathers tools and am trying to get to know them better. I do not know the age of…
Is this Mathieson or Noris smooth infill?
April 15, 2020

Very nice old infill plane I think in beech wood with nice unusual grain shapes. I think it's a mathieson as the iron cap has the name and the design…
Why can’t I get a razor sharp edge?
April 15, 2020

Hi!As a novice woodworker (furniture making) a particular challenge of mine is perhaps a common one; i'm having trouble getting the good ol' razor sharp edge. One thing is for…
Hand saw Sharpening Chicago Area?
April 13, 2020

Is there any hand saw sharpening services in or near Chicago? I have 2 old Disston panel saws that need sharpening and 1 of them needs quite a bit of…
Scraper plane leaves surface rougher than smoothing plane
April 12, 2020

Hi friends 👋Long time reader, first time caller. I'm hoping someone can shed some light into what I'm doing wrong with my large scraper plane. I'm cleaning up a mahogany…
Guess that hand plane
April 3, 2020

I bought these planes at a market in Tennessee and the man wasn’t sure what manufacturer they derived from or what type # they are. He told me not to…

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