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| 650 days ago |
Hug Your Shop Dog - 67 replies Today I lost this beautiful mutt, Candy, we adopted 12 years ago. She’d been suffering with arthritis in her back legs for a while, and in the last week or so she had been having even more trouble than usual getting around, and was eating very little. This morning she seemed to have a seizure of some sort, and died in my wife’s arms.... |
| 661 days ago |
Lazy Larry Strikes Again - 16 replies Seems like our friend Larry has been up to more than cutting wood and going on personal grooming excursions: http://lazylarrybrownie.com/ |
| 663 days ago |
My "Minty" S4 - 28 replies As a newbie to the plane collecting thing, what I’ve found to be a really fun part of it is learning to spot a diamond in the rough. I saw this dog on eBay, and I thought “Hmmmm….. that layer of crud doesn’t look too thick.” When I got the plane in the mail, it was even better than I expected. For a tool that... |
| 684 days ago |
Why Aren't All Antiques Created Equal? - 51 replies Several recent forum topics dealing with old tool restoration got me thinking. Who are the people who decide how a certain type of antique should or should not be restored? Think about it. With old power tools, it is generally accepted that a good restoration is one which returns the tool to as “like new” condition as possible. Th... |
| 691 days ago |
Why I love BLO - 25 replies The other day I posted this box in the projects section. Although I was happy with it overall, I kept thinking that the colors were just not exactly what I had originally envisioned. After some self-debate, I spent about three minutes sanding off a polyurethane mirror finish I had several hours invested in, and wiped the whole thing down with... |
| 692 days ago |
Plane Question #6,493 Updated - 10 replies The other day I posted a photo of this #35 transitional I bought on eBay, and asked if anyone knew anything about dating these planes. Since then, I did run across a few websites that helped me date the plane by the markings on the iron. Not foolproof of course, but probably accurate in this case. The logo seen in the second photo below w... |
| 696 days ago |
Plane Question Number 6,493 - 18 replies I just grabbed a #35 transitional plane on eBay to add to my collection, and when I get my hands on it I’m going to be curious about its approximate age. I have a couple of good resources for dating iron planes, but I’m having trouble finding anything on the internet about dating transitionals. Any suggestions? Here is the plane,... |
| 712 days ago |
Plane ID Question - 22 replies Okay, plane geeks….. I can’t seem to find any identification information that really matches this plane. The word “Stanley” on the front looks different from others I’ve seen, and I am unfamiliar with the diamond pattern on the lever cap. Anyone familiar with this design? |
| 755 days ago |
Quick Plane Question - 22 replies I’m making a case for my collection of old Stanley planes, including two sizes I have not yet acquired. Can one of you guys or gals give me the sole width on a #2 and a #6 so I can get my case laid out correctly? Thanks! |
| 760 days ago |
Lateral Adjustment Lever, and an Unrelated Bonus Question - 16 replies I’m currently rehabbing a Stanley #3, and I noticed the lateral adjustment lever is extremely tight. It works, but moving it from side to side is a real effort. Do any of you hand plane experts know a trick to loosen it up a little, without making it too loose? By the way, in case anyone noticed my absence last week, I was on a combinat... |
| 787 days ago |
Stanley #7 Bargain (IMO) - 21 replies I ran across this #7 Type 13 (1925-28) on eBay, and the bid was only $29. It looked pretty bad, but the price was right. So with a couple of days left in the auction, I just entered a maximum bid of $35 and forgot about it. Whaddya know? A couple days later I get an email that it’s mine for 35 bucks! It arrived pretty rough looking, as ... |
| 805 days ago |
PC Router Deal Alert - 4 replies I received an email this morning from Woodworkers Supply advertising a PC 690 router and a 7310 laminate trimmer at $169 for both. That seems like an excellent deal if you are in the market for these tools. If I didn’t already own a spare 690 as well as a trim router, I’d be all over this. |
| 819 days ago |
Leg Taper Question - 29 replies Okay ladies and gentlemen, I’m taking a survey…. I’m currently working on a chess table, and the legs will be tapered on two sides (adjacent faces). The last time I did this, I put the tapered sides on the inside, leaving the outer faces perpendicular to the table top. But now I’m wondering if it would be better the ot... |
| 842 days ago |
Question for Work Sharp 3000 Owners. - 40 replies My $69 Work Sharp 3000 (the subject of much recent discussion around here) was delivered Tuesday, and last night I had a chance to set it up and try it out. I pulled out an old, dull chisel that I only use for rough work, and put the WS3000 to the test. Overall, I was extremely impressed with the speed and edge quality. I had a mirror-finish raz... |
| 844 days ago |
Question for Plane Buffs - 18 replies Here is a little mystery for you plane lovers. Two or three years ago I picked up this inexpensive Stanley plane at Lowes, telling myself I really needed to learn how to use one of these things. I bought a book on planes and techniques that came highly recommended, and that’s about as far as I got. Last night I had the strange idea to t... |
| 846 days ago |
It's Good to Have Friends (Wood Gloat) - 39 replies A friend of mine named Gary E. is a fellow woodworker, and a lurker here at Lumberjocks. He does great work, so I don’t know why I can’t convince him to sign up and join us on a regular basis. Anyway, he was lucky enough to come into possession of a large quantity of padauk that had been stashed away in a contractor’s garage... |
| 867 days ago |
Stack Dado Deal Alert - 11 replies I’m sure most of you get emails from Rockler, but in case you missed it…. I see they have the Oshlun 6 inch dado set on sale for $49.99. I bought one of these a while back and have been extremely pleased with it. It has received good reviews from others as well, and is a good bargain at this price. |
| 895 days ago |
Wood Gloat and ID Question - 19 replies We are getting ready to do a complete renovation of our long-vacant old library building at the university where I work. The building is about 60 years old, and there was quite a bit of wood shelving that was going to be carted off to the dump. I picked up on about 16 pieces of what I thought looked like maple, and about 20 pieces of red oak. Th... |
| 921 days ago |
Heck of a Retirement Home - 66 replies In case anyone noticed mt absence the last few days, my wife and I were visiting her aunt and uncle in California. They live in a huge retirement community a few miles from Laguna Beach. The property is ridiculously beautiful, with mountain views and a creek running through it. I’ve often thought about what a great place it would be to ... |
| 943 days ago |
Craig's List Find on Delta Table Saw - 5 replies If anyone in the southern Mississippi or Louisiana area is looking for a table saw and has three-phase power available, this seems like a great deal. http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/2022679980.html |
