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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…
Spokeshaves Adding a Whole Dimension of Professionalism
April 1, 2020

Got two Kunz spokeshaves - flat and rounded bottom - and made Meister Gochnaur's jig for sharpening the blades. What a revelation! Took me a bit to get the blades…
Langdon Acme 74C
March 30, 2020

Picked up this mitre box at a 2nd hand store and it appears to be mostly complete and in good working order. I think it is missing the length stop(s)…
Help with identifying bullnoze plane
March 11, 2020

I acquired this rather unique looking bullnoze plane from a well known auction site. It did not cost me an arm and a leg. I thought I have not seen…
Rip or Crosscut?
March 10, 2020

I was hoping the fine folks on this forum could provide me some advice regarding my next hand saw purchase. I'm a novice that prefers to work with hand tools.…

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