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| 26 days ago |
Alternate use for inlay kit - 1 reply I am in the process of installing a leg vise on my workbench and it came time to install the brass garter on the chop. Rather than surface mount it, I wanted to mount it flush so I had to create a round, recessed area. I decided to try the Freud inlay setup I have used in the past to inlay bowties in tabletops, only in reverse from how I norma... |
| 35 days ago |
Let's Put an End to Hand Violence - 11 replies The other day, after hearing about the nut in Texas who went crazy with a knife followed by a story on Congress trying to stop gun violence, it came to me. Our country does not have a problem with gun violence or knife violence, but hand violence. Behind every knifing or shooting, there’s a hand. I’ve yet to see a gun or knife be ... |
| 78 days ago |
Sharpening Station - 1 reply I have really been getting into hand tools for the last year or so and have picked up several planes along the way. I have not tuned up the Stanley fore plane and Record jointer plane as I had no handy way to flatten the soles. For the smaller planes, I’ve used a piece of float glass, but it was not long enough to do the job on the longe... |
| 84 days ago |
Source for Quality Handsaws - 7 replies Does anyone out there have a reliable source for quality panel/carpenter saws? While I could go with Lie Nilesen saws, I would like a classic rip and crosscut saw from Disston. I don’t have the time to scour the antique stores. I know a few members rehab and sell planes. Do any of you know of a source for quality handsaws, either membe... |
| 91 days ago |
Record Jointer Plane, Worth the Effort? - 14 replies I just finished tuning a Millers Falls #8 plane (Picture below) and am very pleased with the results. My next job is a Record #7 Jointer plane. Unlike the Millers Falls plane and the ealier Stanley Bailey planes that I have seen, the frog on the Record plane is not a flat casting where the frog will meet the blade. On his video about tu... |
| 220 days ago |
Pittsburgh/Western PA Area Woodworking Clubs or Schools - 1 reply Anyone aware of any schools/classes for woodworking or woodworking clubs in the Pittsburgh.Western PA area. It seems like all of the schools of any note are several states away. I’ve not come up with much by searching on Google. I’ve learned mostly from magazines, books, TV, and trial and error. I’m not knocking those as ... |
| 231 days ago |
Figure 8 Fasteners in a Pinch - 7 replies I was finishing a coffee table project this weekend and to allow for movement between the legs and the top, I needed some figure 8 fasteners. Drove up to Rockler and was disappointed in that the new ones they are receiving are thin, stampings rather than the normal washer-like pieces they used to carry. Even worse was that the stamped versions... |
| 281 days ago |
Best Glue for Wenge Patches in Walnut - 2 replies I’m making a coffee table from a walnut slab. I am placing three bow-tie shaped patches on each side of the slab to stabilize a crack that ran through the slab. I’ve already filled the crack with epoxy, but want to use the patches to protect against further movement. My question is whether titebond III will work well with the we... |
| 298 days ago |
Trusted Source for Restored Hand Planes - 10 replies Currently, I only own two Record hand planes, a low angle block plane and a #4 jack plane. I have learned to sharpen them with sandpaper on float glass and tuned up, they work remarkably well. I would like to expand my use of them in the shop as I find it much more relaxing than my delta jointer. I cannot see paying over $400 for a plane, nor ... |
| 465 days ago |
Finish for Walnut Slab Coffee Table - 14 replies I am working on a walnut coffee table in the style of George Nakashima. The legs will be made from 2 3/4 inch walnut slab and the top is a roughly 4 ft by 4 ft slab from the crotch of a walnut tree. The figure is amazing. I am trying to decide how to finish it. I don’t want to stain it, only apply a clear gloss finish. The finish mu... |
| 488 days ago |
Akeda Dovetail Jigs - Do they Exist or is there good substitute? - 4 replies Has anyone been able to buy one in the past few years. I am on a waiting list with the only dealer they have and no one will even venture a guess as to when they will be available or when they last received one. If it’s hopeless, does anyone have experience with one that is equal? I would like to be able to make variable spaced throug... |
