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Greetings,   I recently picked up a nice-condition old Sorby 1/4 mortise chisel with a good-looking boxwood handle. I'm not sure of the age of the chisel but it's stamped…

Hi, I think most readers of this forum know what a shooting board is for. I'm wondering if one could be configured to "shoot" the long edges to get them…

Associate editor Matt Kenney answered a question about finding the radius of an arc (FWW  6-10) He gave a formula for this purpose, but it is not clear whether the…

I was just given a bunch of old Japanese chisels. I noticed that the hollow in the back of most the chisels has  receded form the edges quite a bit. I understand…

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know of a good resource discussing the application of the various bench hand plane "types"? By types I mean Fore, Jointer, Jack, Smooth? And all those sizes? Like,…

I just bought some Shapton pro. stones (120, 1000, 4000, and 8000 grit) does anyone have any suggestions on what to use to flaten the stones besides the Shapton plate…

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1   Unlike previous April fools items, this one is actually available for sale.

I'd like to get a recommendation on a good all purpose sharpening stone for scrapers, chisels, and planes.  I see there are diamond whetstones, microcrystalline honing stone and diamond bench stones. …

My Veritas #4 is currently my favourite plane, but since acquiring a Stanley #6, I've realized that the angle of the tote left something to be desired.  So I found…