How to set up a Hand Plane How to tune your plane is here —> Writing a blog about How to set up a Hand […]
Continue readingMaking A Handsaw Handle — Or Two
Author: Bob Summerfield I picked up an old Disston No. 9 rip saw with a 30” blade at an auction last summer. The faint etch […]
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Hand Saw Restorations – How to bring back the detail of an etch
Author: Jay T Hand Saw Restorations – How to bring back the detail of an etch Part of being a hand tool woodworker involves finding […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 2
This is part two of two of a series on how to restore a Bench Plane Part 1 of the Bench Plane Restoration Guide By: […]
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Bench Plane Restoration Guide. Part 1
This “Bench Plane Restoration Guide” is part one of several parts of a series on how to restore a vintage Bench Plane and other vintage hand tools.
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Quickly Identify Your Hand Plane
A Short guide to identifying the most common Vintage Hand Planes found. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should guide you in a general direction to find out who made your vintage hand plane.
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Oh my, a Millers Falls 17B?
Recently I found on a certain online auction website something I wasn’t aware existed. Of course, I made an offer and absconded with it before […]
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Making the dw infills: Lets do some tapping and peening.
So another way to attach the sides is tapping and peening. I thought I’d give it a try on a small smoother. I decided on […]
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Let’s trick out a type 21 #4
Ok, I know type 21 isn’t really a type, its actually the type after the last type, but then we know most types are a […]
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Making of a Krenov Style Smoother
This plane will be a normal size smoother. If you like this article, you should look at this book! —> Since I agree with it […]
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