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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…
Stanley No. 78 Rabbet Plane
May 14, 2019

I am considering buying a used Stanley no. 78 rabbet plane on ebay. For those who have gone this route, how much work was needed to dial-in an older plane…
Protractor for Combination Square needs matching rule
May 5, 2019

I just picked up a used protractor for a combination square. I thought it would fit on my stanley square, but while the blade fits into the head it will…
what is this
December 31, 2017

A friend found this and gave it to me as a present....have no clue. Thoughts?
what is this
December 31, 2017

A friend found this and gave it to me as a present....have no clue. Thoughts?

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