| This blog is written by DouginVa | 13 entries so far |
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Hand Plane Restoration - Stanley #55
I’ve got an old Stanley #55 I’m working on. I’ve sharpened all the moulding kn...
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Calling all Hand Plane Restoration Experts
This will be my first go at restoring a wooden bodied hand plane. In the pics you’ll s...
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Handplane Treasure Trove #2: The first couple of planes re-furbished
So I got to work on some of the #4s from my treasure box. Below is a Dunlap #4. Not a particula...
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Handplane Treasure Trove #1: Craigslist find
So I found a C/L post or the sale of 7 hand planes. The only one I was interested in was a Stanl...
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I hate brass hinge screws! #1: I HATE EM!!!
Why don’t the high end brass hinges for boxes, small cabinets, etc. come with screws? The ...
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My "new" $50 Craigslist Jointer
So for the past 20 or so years I’ve had the below Rockwell 4” jointer. I bought it f...
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Compound dovetail joints
Can anybody recommend a good site with instruction on cutting compound miter joints. I found a r...
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DOH!
If you use shot filled mallets, and have an un-heated outdoor shop, re-consider using your shot f...
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Chisel metal strength
I’ve been practiciing hand cut dovetails recently and before I started out I wanted to make...
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Stile and rail bits for 1/2" stock
Somewhere I heard that some manufacturers make stile and rail router bits for 1/2” thick st...
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Cutting pieces of Coral
Does anybody have experience in using coral (from the ocean) in furniture or wood projects? I am...
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Used tools (from Craigslist, EBay, etc.)
You ever see people leave posts on Craiglist for used tools that say in “good conditionR...
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Baltic birch plywood tearout #1: In a dovetail jig
Not too long ago I bought a sheet of baltic birch plywood for a armoir project for my daughter (p...
