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Burnishing as a finishing technique
February 14, 2024

Having just taken up spoon carving, I'm getting to the point where I'd like to make some posher varieties with a smooth and fine finish rather than with the knife…
Not able to have square edge on plane iron
February 12, 2024

HelloAfter playing with my small grinder I bought (see below) I was finally able to grind my plane irons to 25 degrees (primary bevel) so I can move on sharpening…
Long shooting board with miter add-on
February 7, 2024

HelloI would like to make a long shooting board. My old short one works fine but since the fence is not possible to adjust (screwed and glued), it is just…
Mortise chisel designs
January 19, 2024

These days there seem to be two kinds of mortise chisel - the relatively inexpensive that are quite traditional and the very expensive that tend to have not just high…
Plane iron does not cut wide shavings
January 15, 2024

HelloI usually prepare my stock with Stanley 5 and Stanley 4 1/2. After that smoothing plane Stanley 4 is used.The problem that I can is that I am not able…
Cleaning hand planes
January 13, 2024

HelloI bought some used tools which have been in someone's basement for decades. Every piece of the plane is covered with some weird mixture of oil and dust, so I…
Rebate plane and plough plane not producing square cuts
January 10, 2024

HelloSo I got Stanley 78 as well as Stanley 13-030 plane and got very enthusiastic since I though I would be able to produce nice rebates and grooves.Rebate plane:The iron…
Irons and chip breakers for vintage SB planes
January 6, 2024

Hi folks. I recently picked up 2 Stanley Bailey No. 6 planes, a type 13 and type 16. They are in very good shape and in prime operating condition after…
Type 16 Frog in a Type 15 #7 plane
December 31, 2023

Greetings. I am interested in purchasing a Stanley #7 Type 15 from an online vendor but I determined that the frog in this plane is actually a Type 16 frog. My…
Request for thoughts on this sharpening kit
December 27, 2023

Hey,Fairly new to woodworking.Looking to buy equipment for sharpening my chisels and came across a kit which has a double-sided diamond stone (400 and 1000 grit), leather strop and honing…

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