Check out Old Fart Woodworking on youtube. Kevin has been sending out some mitre boxes to folks and rather than leave them on their own […]
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Stanley Number 1 Hand Plane Dimensions
I was asked for Stanley Number 1 Hand Plane Dimensions. I figured this was the easiest way.
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A look alike Marples 2690 Wood Hand Plane
A look alike Marples 2690 Wood Hand Plane Here are a coupler of Hand planes Made from parts from a broken plane and some Ash. […]
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Walker Turner Lathe Restore. Fighting to the bitter end.
Walker Turner Lathe Restore. Fighting to the bitter end. In 2013 I happened to be working in central NY and this came up in Lumberjocks. A free Walker Turner Lathe. It was a great idea at the time and I’m sure in the end, it’ll all work out. But talk about a rocky road. Doesn’t this stuff realize I don’t need another reason to drink? This Walker Turner Lathe Restore increased the intake.
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Walker Turner 16″Bandsaw Restoration
Back in 2012, I went to a tool auction. I went home with a few items, but the one of real consequence was the Walker Turner […]
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Making of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company – 1898
Making of the Cast Iron Carpenters’ Plane at the Stanley Rule & Level Company Reprint from THE IRON AGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898 Few in […]
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Sargent-Stanley Chip Breaker differences
There are always questions about the differences in chip breakers between the Stanley and Sargent vintage hand panes. The following is a chip breaker comparison […]
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Thoughts on Vintage Hand Planes
There are always a lot of questions around what particular hand plane a woodworker should look for. Here are my thoughts on some Vintage Hand […]
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Sharpening and Setting an Early Ohio Tools Hand Plane
If you happen across an early Ohio Tools hand plane, you might want to pick it up. These, like many other vintage hand planes make […]
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Upson Nut
Along the Farmington River at 37 Mill Street in Unionville were once the factory of the Upson Nut Company. The company, which produced nuts and […]
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