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I droped my block plane and broke the lever cap . its a old stanley 9 1/2,does anyone know of a place that sells old parts. thanks

Hi Folks, Well I finally got my Hock plane iron for my Stanley Bailey #3. I got it taken apart, cleaned up, filed where you said to file and got…

Any tricks, tips, or hints of how to facilitate the fitting of a dovetail corner joint? I can cut pretty close to the line, but always have a hard time…

I need a pair of round dogs for the 3/4" dog holes in my new bench.  Does anyone have any recommendations about the different types of round dogs available? Brass…

Hi all I have been collecting some tools mainly hammers that are stamped on the side (hand made), as if it were a brand name does anyone know if somebody…

This pictorial article is too long for my blog on FWW, sooo ...     View Image ... it is on my website: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/BuildingAJackPlane.html It is long, but largely pictures covering just about…

Glass.  That's right, glass.   I use a piece of fresh cut glass as a scraper.  When one "edge" gets dull, I either flip the piece over, or just cut a…

Over the years I have seen a few of these on the web, finally I managed to obtain a few broken pencil sharpeners and made one for myself. Here is…

Hi Folks, I'm trying to get my only bench plane working better. I was never able to get the original blade to be parallel with the mouth. I had to…

I use my parallel jaw bar clamps a lot and although I coat the bars with parafin or lay wax paper over them during glue ups ultimately they have accumulated a lot of glue…