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shoulder plane for thickness of cheeks
January 24, 2006

I have seen many posts here about the use of a shoulder plane. I would like to once again ask the question does anyone use a "shoulder" plane to pare…
Bronze or Iron Planes?
January 23, 2006

What's the difference other than looks. Is Bronze "better" or just better looking =) I'm considering some LN and well, those bronze planes are beautiful.
lie-nielsen sharpening recommendation
January 17, 2006

The following excerpt is from the LN website: "We recommend water stones used with a honing guide to provide good control. A secondary bevel of 1° to 2° helps achieve…
Flattening water stones
January 17, 2006

Flattening water stones. I've used water stones for years but never bought an expensive 'flattener'. I one of my DMT diamond stones but I've never heard anyone say whether that…
Advice on cleaning old hand planes
January 17, 2006

Hey fellow Knotter-- Within the past 6 months I was enlightened on how wonderful hand planes are. Since then, I bought several old Stanley planes in hope of refurbbing them.…
Victor 1104 plane
January 16, 2006

Help me out, guys. Just surfing ebay, and found a Victor 1104 bench plane for $5. I got curious, and searched completed listings and found 3 total of these, none…
How to Grind a bevel on a chisel.
January 16, 2006

I have a set of Marple chisels whose edge is prone to chipping in hard woods. I grind them at 30 deg and hone a microbevel at about 33 deg.…
stand alone planer
January 14, 2006

I have been using a small bench top planer and find it insufficient for planeing rough lumber. I want to upgrade to a larger more stable machine. Does anyone know…
Hand plane maintenance
January 13, 2006

Is it adviseable to try to keep the soles of hand planes scratch free, assuming that they have been flattened previously? I read that cast iron can lose its trueness with age…
Evaluating an old saw?
January 13, 2006

I've got an old backsaw that I'm trying to evaluate. A recent Fine Wordworking listed a number of resources for old tools. I tried a few, but didn't see anything…

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