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When sharpening a blade for a jointer plane do I grind a slight curve like my #4 smoothing plane, or do I do a straight grind and knock of the…

I recently became the owner of an old Stanley-Bailey No. 4 plane that appears to be in pretty good shape.  I would like to restore and upgrade this tool for use,…

Picked up this 19th century cabinetmakers tool chest recently.  The patent date on the lock is 1867. The exterior of the chest is pine. sliding drawers fronts are birds eye…

I have never owened a new hand plane, therefore I do not really know how they should be set up and with which angle for which plane.  so my question is…

Since the old Tool Talk is read-only now, I thought I would start a thread about how much work you all do to recondition your old planes and how many…

I recently bought the Lie-Nielson #66 beading tool shown here. http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=66 It seems to work well(I think),but, do I have to perform any sort of sharpening procedure on the blades…

I recently saw a video by Frank Pollaro of Flamingo Specialty veneers. In the show he used a kind of knife that was about the size of a flattened block…

OK, I'd like to get some feedback from some folks who actually hold a carving tool in their hands every now and then. Which brand do you like and why?…

I have some 18" x 24" panels I need to get flat, and my power tools won't get me there (6" jointer, 13" planer).  Well, it will if I'm willing…

want to buy decent crosscut and rip handsaws.  Do I really need to pay $100 each for Pax handsaws?  My father bought Stanley 50 years ago, but the quality isn't what…