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Veritas detail plane for spoons?
December 16, 2023

A friend makes wooden spoons and has some very fine examples that impressed me so much I feel the urge to make some of my own. These would probably be…
Smoothing after stock preparation
December 6, 2023

HelloYesterday I got some rough white oak which I had to prepare first. Since it was deformed in all directions, I got it roughly in shape using traversing with the…
Diston “Victory Saw” sharpening
December 3, 2023

Scored BIG on a farm sale, securing a darn good shape Diston "Victory Saw" (WWII, steel medallion and screws, beautiful etching) for a mere ten bucks. Really. Would like to…
Most common chisel sizes needed?
November 30, 2023

Hello,Wondering what the most common chisel sizes are in making small to medium sized furniture. Just starting out and thinking it might save money to buy the most commonly used sizes…
Veritas vs Lie Nielsen Jointer plane bevel down no 7
November 25, 2023

I’m in the market for a jointer upgrade, I’m between the Veritas custom no 7, and the lie-Nielsen. I have a 22” wooden jointer that I despise. It’s too light…
Plane Iron Flattening Issue
November 11, 2023

What am I doing wrong? I’m trying to flatten a new plane iron. Starting out with coarse sandpaper and working my way up to 600 grit then moving to my…
Shapton 120 Maintenance?
October 3, 2023

Some time ago I decided to grab the Shapton 120 for heavy reshaping work (reworking primary bevel, damaged blades, etc). It was amazing for this the first 3 or 4…
Plane blades are skewed
September 29, 2023

I've recently started to sharpen my own plane blades and chisels. I have a woodpecker honing jig and 400, 1000, 3000 and 8000 grit wet stones. My problem is that…
sharpened my veritas dovetail saw and now binds 2/3rd in when cutting
September 15, 2023

Hi There, I recently used the Paul sellers method of hand saw sharpening. The first portion of the saw cuts great but as I get into the cut and use the…
Stanley plane iron composition?
September 12, 2023

I’ve just started to use a Stanley #78 that bought awhile back. The box has a 2017 date. The iron does not hold an edge very well. Unfortunately, neither Hock…

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