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It's all about efficiency. For us hobbyists it is interesting to see how full-time hand tool users perform the dreaded task of stock preparation. It is important to note that…

What is the proper way to store hand planes.  I have seen them vertical, horizontal flat and horizontal with a small support to keep it from full contact.  Want to…

Came across this from Christopher Schwarz's blog. at http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/. Karl Holtey's blog: http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/ I found it the best look yet into how he does it. They shur iz prity! Boiler

Last week ( June 27th ) I Posted one on this forum titled Old Tools. I listed that I went into an Antique dealers shop and he had 2 tool…

Little is know about traditional Chinese woodworking. . I finally had the opportunity to visit a Chinese master woodworker who uses traditional tools and methods. Liu Shifu's (Shifu: respectful title…

Hello all, I've been wanting to try my hand at making wooden hand planes (probabaly a jointer, smoother and scrub in that order).  I have several candidate planks of 4/4…

does anyone know a good reason why i cant chop up my old hard point saws and recycle them as scrapers, keyhole saws etc?

bought a new Jorgenson 10" vise for my birthday (If you can't be nice to yourself, who can you be nice to???) and after mounting it I noticed the faces…

I have included below blog links to articles on building this smoother kit. They documents the steps I followed, the modifications required, and the construction. It covers three sessions in my workshop.…

G'day all I added another Krenov style plane to my collection & then decided to make up an adjusting hammer. The Plane is made from Brigalow ( Acacia Harpophylla )…