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I found this hand plane with my dad's tools when my brother & I cleaned out his garage.  I believe it belonged to his father, who passed away in the…

My next project (after winding sticks as posted earlier), is a shooting board for end grain.   The ones I've seen have been very basic two board L-shaped units which seem to…

My next project (after winding sticks as posted earlier), is a shooting board for end grain.   The ones I've seen have been very basic two board L-shaped units which seem to…

For a skill building (and ultimately utilitarian) purpose, I am building my first set of winding sticks. For those with experience here, how should I proceed?  So far, I started…

I have heard of people turning their dovetail saws. Does anyone know how this is done.  How do you know if a saw needs tuning.  

I'm wanting to build a project using hand tools alone. But first I want to build a few jigs and guides (shooting boards, bench hooks, etc) to help me with…

In another post regarding chisels, someone mentioned having problems with Lie-Nielsen's new chisels, but having great experiences with their planes, etc.  Someone else asked if the "problems" were corrected as…

Hi Newbie here   Looking for a brand name and source for a locking 24" straightedge for my brother as a Christmas present. Any ideas? [email protected] Dan Kelley  

I recently bought a dowel plate from Lie-Nielsen.  This simple tool allows one to make his own dowels by driving whittled sticks through machined bores in a thick steel plate.  I…

I am in the market for a scrapper plane any suggestions??