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Originally posted Jan 2016. Updated Jan 2020. A question I often hear is “what bench planes do I need to get started”? The answer is …

Groves & Sons Hand Saw Restoration

Part 1 Part 2 By David W. Babcock This section will describe The Sandusky Tool Company (STC) Catalog No. 25, its contents and changes from …

Thanks to efwoodworks for posting this on the forum. I recently acquired a Stanley block plane with a cam-lock cap. I noticed the casting stamp …

This is a Jefferson 14″ Backsaw sold by Sargent. Their designated #41. I’ve Lightly cleaned and sharpened this.  According to Hand-Saw makers of North America …

 Published in the March 1901 Carpentry and Building trade paper. Common Sense Saw Filing Clamp, We show in Fig. 9 of the illustrations the application …

This Stanley Type 1 #120 as shown on The Vintage Tool Shoppe site or their web site is an interesting story. Thanks Eric for an …

L.C. Thompson – Pottsville PA This brochure came to me thanks to Roger K. Smith. It is not dated but i would place it Circa …

The Simple Block Plane. First Published in “The Tool Shed” for CraftsNJ.org Imagine it’s the late 1800’s. You’re a woodworker by trade, and you walk …