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Need help with a Moulson Brothers Plane
August 13, 2011

OK, I found a new baby to bring home this weekend. Picture attached. This is a big plane, 31" long. Iron is 2 3/8 wide, about 3/16ths thick. Marked Moulson…
fixing up an old dog
August 9, 2011

I have been doing some woodworking for a few years and am now moving more to hand tools. Of couse I'd love to get a full set of new Lie…
Repairing an Old Stanley Hand Plane
August 7, 2011

New here, and slowly repairing to working order the mountain of old tools in my 120 year old house leftover from three generations of handymen (though great-great-great? gramps was a…
How much to thickness plane before handplaning?
July 25, 2011

Until recently buying a thickness planer, I have used my bandsaw and handplanes to thickness and flatten boards. I like the time I appear to be saving with the planer,…
Ray Isles D2 Steel
July 22, 2011

I am replacing the blade in my #4 and most of the popular names offer these in A2 (IBC, Hock, LN, etc.) but Ray Isles uses D2 steel. Has anyone…
spring lines
July 14, 2011

I'm anxious to learn more handtool skills and incorporate more hand tools in my work. Just got a nice-looking molding plane but I'm not sure about the best way to…
Just how sharp?
July 8, 2011

I have always been told that if a tool is sharp enough to shave with, then its sharp enough to work with. Fair enough. I can take a blade from…
Making Floats
July 1, 2011

I am going to try my hand at making some floats this weekend and I was wondering if anyone had some experience/insight on doing this before and how it went?
Honing Plane Irons
June 28, 2011

During the honing process of a plane iron how far do you step up in grits on the primary bevel? Do you go to your finest grit and then add…
To fix old Fulton Plane tote screw
June 26, 2011

I have a old Fulton #3711 plane I broke the screw that hold the tote down. I can't fine the tap any were to repair it. I can have one made for $140.00.…

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