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Grooving plane blade
August 7, 2019

I would like to make a set of grooving planes from Matt Kenney's article in #219 May/June 2011 Issue. However, I no longer see the blades available on the US…
Replacement blades for hand planes
August 6, 2019

So I got a few old hand planes from my mom that used to be her dad's. One is a Stanley Bailey No5 and the other two are smaller block…
Making A Knife Foam Cutter- Electric Foam Cutter
July 25, 2019

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first wooden mallet
July 24, 2019

So I recently moved, and learned my garage sits beneath my neighbors living room. To respect the noise and vibration of there apartment from certain tools and the air system,…
Mortising Chisel Question
July 11, 2019

I am planning to purchase one or two new mortising chisels and am wondering whether these types of chisels need to be "initialized" - lapped and honed like bench chisels…
Beginner and Hand Planes
June 25, 2019

I’m a true beginner. Retired military and just took up woodworking in last few months. I’m really leaning towards using mostly hand tools. This feels very therapeutic to me and…
Estate Sale Plane
June 22, 2019

I have been looking for some old hand planes to restore and found this at an estate sale last week! Did a little restoring and could use some help identifying…
Back bevels
June 22, 2019

After years of grinding/honing bevels on plane irons followed by flattening and polishing the backs for a razor sharp edge...I'm curious if forum members here hone back bevels on their…
Handplane restoration
June 14, 2019

Hi everyone,i'm new to woodworking and even newer to vintage tools.i recently purchased a Stanley Bailey #4, type 9 (pat. date, 1902-1907) from a local flea market.everything came apart nicely…
No. 30 union hand plane parts
May 27, 2019

I just found a Union no. 30 hand plane in a box of stuff but it has no blade and the handle is cracked. Is there a place I can…

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