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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…
What kind of plane is this?
January 13, 2006

Picked this plane up, but I am not sure what it is. Can anyone give me a hint. It seems to be a combination moving fillitster and plow. Neat feature…
Hollow grind on bevel up plane?
January 12, 2006

Should I put a hollow grind on the blade of a LN Low Angle Jack Plane? If so, what degree for the hollow grind and what degree for the micro…
paste wax for tools
January 11, 2006

can anyone tell me if furniture paste wax would make a good rust preventer on metal planes ?
paste wax for tools
January 11, 2006

can anyone tell me if furniture paste wax would make a good rust preventer on metal planes ?

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