Hand Tools Archives - Page 81 of 258

Not sure if this belongs in the gallery or the hand tool section, but I'm putting the finishing touches on some new floors, by hand planing them with my S20A…

I've been getting very frustrated with my 3 Sorby Firmers, they don't seem to hold an edge at all. I do find them comfortable though! I have some old Blue…

Do the festool sanders use the same sanding pads as say the dewalt sanders? Im looking at getting a vacuum and sander from festool but not sure i want to…

I have collected several different types of sharpening stones over the years. I am now left with a mishmash of stones and am completely unaware of what grit they are…

I would like to get some thoughts on the Norris Style adjuster vs the Stanley/LN type. I just saw the new Stanley planes and thought that their Norris adjuster would…

I saw some ads on craigslist for a low angle jack plane, Veritas sholder plane, and Chisel set - Robert Sorby . http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/1443809394.html also http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/1443791723.html or http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/1443791723.html and http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/1443764833.html Would you consider these…

I have a pretty complete set of hand planes, but I do not have a scrub plane. I have a lot of wide black walnut boards that I can not…

Lee Valley have just released two new tools, one of which is a shoulder plane. No review this time. However, you may be interested in the Mesquite and Tasmanian Oak…

Previous owners left this hanging in the basement. Can you tell me what it is? It's about 6 inches long. Janet

Some time ago I posted a question regarding buying/building a workbench.  I have never built or even used  a decent bench before so part of my dilema was spending money…