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good brand of hand plane for entry level
March 29, 2002

Greetings: I am interested in getting away from power tools and using handplanes for my next projects (tables). I am looking for recommendation on what is good brand to shoose…
Favorite jigs
March 28, 2002

I started this in a different folder: One of the responses to saving money referred to jigs, and I've seen lots of books on them. Mostly, unless I'm in a…
mortising chisels
March 28, 2002

hello all, I am new to knots and have a question that probably has been asked before. If anyone has any tips, tools or, techniques on sharpening machine mounted mortising…
Oldham/United States Saw Blade
March 27, 2002

I picked up a box of saw blades at a flea market a while back and had forgotten all about them. I just went through them and most of the…
Dial vs. Electronic Calipers
March 27, 2002

Looking for advice on purchasing a decent caliper and need your thoughts on whether I should look at "dial" or "electronic/digital". And also, which brand(s) you would recommend. Thanks, Jim
Howz your Porter Cable compressor doing?
March 27, 2002

For those of you who have bought and useda Porter Cable pancake compressor with the brad nailer (the 'kit' they sell for about $200-250), how is the compressor holding up? …
New Hitachi shop vac!
March 27, 2002

I just got this delivered yesterday from amazon. It was bought to replace a three-year-old Craftsman two gallon unit that was so much louder than any other tool in the…
Which Jointer to buy
March 27, 2002

For some time I've been able to true up boards by starting to clean one side up with a 3.5 inch portabe planer (the modern day scrub plane), finishing up…
Rockwell Drill Press
March 26, 2002

I own an old Rockwell drill press. It needs a new chuck and quil return spring. 1)how can i tell what taper the chuck is? 2) where can I get…
Hand vs. Machine Tools
March 26, 2002

I've managed to collect my tools backward from a traditional stance. I have many of the big industrial tools but have only recently seen the need for good chisels and…

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