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Finding parts for old planes?
February 18, 2011

I took my grandfather's Stanley 5 1/2 plane apart last weekend to refurb it and now am missing the screw that attaches the forward part of the rear handle to…
burned plane iron on grinder…now what?
February 17, 2011

Hi all, I recently picked up an old Stanley #6 plane on eBay ($60), in pretty good shape (under the rust) except for the iron - needed a bit of…
Does this look worth it?
February 16, 2011

Ok, i was looking through ebay for a used sash saw or tenon saw. I found a few but i really like the look of this I just didn't…
Concrete Edge Protection
February 16, 2011

I'm trying to finish out the "dream shop" I've waited so long to have. At the moment it has concrete floors, durable but abusive to edge tools, an old man's…
Is it Sacrilegious?
February 12, 2011

I keep my wet stones for sharpening on a shelf set on brackets above my sink. I lift that shelf off the brackets and set it right over…
chisels: which is more important, able to take a razor sharp edge, or to hold a working edge for long.
February 11, 2011

I've been working with hand tools and lurking on woodworking forums for a few y ears now. Recently I started buying old hand tools on ebay. From ebay I…
Mid-Pacific Plane
February 10, 2011

With information from Toshio Odate's book, and inspiration from Wilbur Pan, Derek Cohen, and David Finck, I decided to build a Japanese plane with a 2" Hock iron I already…
Hand Plane Miters
February 10, 2011

I have watched Phil Lowe plan a miter joint several times. He is a fascinating and unimaginably skilled woodworker. I just cant fathom (and I actually cannot do it) planing…
Clamp Preferences?
February 10, 2011

Over on the Burl somebody is crabbing over the failure of his Bessey clamps. I haven't had that problem, but to be honest, I don't like the shallow detents in…
Buying Tools & Price
February 9, 2011

Forty plus years ago I bought some rifflers. They were Caselli (Italian) handmade rifflers and seemed ridiculously expensive. I used them for miniatures that I made in those years. Today…

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