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Chisel Upgrade Time
July 28, 2009

Well it's time for a chisel upgrade. I am trying to choose between the LN 5 chisel set and the Blue Spruce 4 chisel set. They are both in the…
BenchCrafted bench
July 26, 2009

Have you guys seen this bench? One of the nicest most innovative work benches I've come across for a while. More pics at: http://oudluthier.blogspot.com/ I thought this was a very…
PTAMPIA Vol. 1 to be issued on CD
July 24, 2009

Folks No, I'm not offering this for sale, so this is not a sales post. Just a head's up on an interesting development in the field of antique tools. Roger…
Played with a Langdon
July 24, 2009

Hi Folks, A few days ago an old friend of mine called and asked if I'd like to make some mitres with his antique Langdon Miter Saw. I spilled my…
Damproofing chisel roll
July 22, 2009

Hi Folks: I have a problem that occurs this time of year. As the humidity rises I find that my carving chisels tend to rust a bit. They are stored…
Size of a Stanley No 1 Plane front knob
July 19, 2009

Hi, Does anyone know what the size (diameter and height) of the front knob is on a Stanley No 1 plane? I bought a knob today I thought was for…
Setting Depth on plunge router
July 12, 2009

I am new at routing, with an older plunge router (Skil 1870). I cannot seem to get the depth settings correct, and I've not yet found anything that really helps.…
Hornbeam for a woodie
July 12, 2009

Hi Folks, Recently found some decent sized (~ 6" in diameter) (hop) hornbeam in some firewood I purchased. I did a search in here and found quite a few posts…
machining service for handplanes
July 10, 2009

I have acquired several old hand-planes and want to fix them up for use in my shooting boards, but these planes are woefully warped. As I'm sure many of you…
Bench plane
July 9, 2009

Hi. I recently went from newbie (how do I plug a table saw...?) to beginner, finishing 2 greene and greene style coffee table. I bought a no. 4 smoothing plane…

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