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| 20 days ago |
Anybody need a No. 7 Stanley plane? - 10 replies $35 for a Stanley No. 7 jointer plane on etsy.com: http://tinyurl.com/cmqhew4 I’m not the seller. I thought it might be a good deal for someone who needs a jointer. |
| 23 days ago |
My Roubo bench--finally - 12 replies I started buying lumber for a Roubo bench over a year ago. A friend at a cabinet shop helped me flatten the southern yellow pine boards with his thickness sander (thanks, Phil!), and I started assembling the bench in my garage last summer. I continued through the fall, mostly a few hours at a time on weekends (with occasional pauses while I wo... |
| 54 days ago |
Hand-routing on the side of a thick piece of lumber? - 6 replies I have a workbench with a thick top (4.25”). I would like to install a quick-release front vise on the end of the bench top so I can use it with bench dogs to hold a piece of wood. I will need to excavate a cavity in the endgrain of my bench top to make room for the rear jaw of my vise. Can I put a straight bit in my router and hold ... |
| 69 days ago |
Face vise: why is the screw off center? - 7 replies Many traditional face vises look like this: The lead screw is not centered between the guide rods. (Other face vises have the lead screw in the center, but many don’t.) Anybody know why? (This is a question, not a quiz.) |
| 77 days ago |
Veritas Quick-Release Sliding Tail Vise on a Roubo bench? - 4 replies I have a Roubo bench with a leg vise but no tail vise. One tail-vise option is the Veritas Quick-Release Sliding Tail Vise: The picture shows the vise attached to a bench top that is about 2” thick. The vise has 2”-wide jaw with dog holes centered 1” from the front edge of the jaw (and bench). My bench is a Roubo wi... |
| 83 days ago |
Storing lumber vertically? - 13 replies My shop is in a single garage bay with a single wall. Floor space is at a premium, but wall space even more so. I’d like to build a lumber rack, but that will eat up half my wall space. Is is okay to store lumber on end (with the ends not in contact with the floor), or will that cause that boards to warp eventually? |
| 86 days ago |
Working out of a tool chest? - 29 replies Has anyone here built (or bought) a large toolchest for hand tools (the kind that sits on the floor, and which has been popularized recently by Chris Schwarz)? Do you have experience working out of it? If so, what do you think of it? |
| 90 days ago |
Wood for drawer slides? - 1 reply I’m planning to make a tool cabinet with several drawers. I have plans that call for beech drawer slides. I don’t have easy access to birch. What other woods can be used for drawer slides? Would red oak from a home center do the job, or should I look for something else? (Note: My original post said birch, not beech; apologies to... |
| 96 days ago |
Anybody collect Keen Kutter planes? - 3 replies Does anyone here collect Keen Kutter hand planes? I came across two beautiful KK planes, a jack plane and a larger one (not sure which size) at an antique store. They were in beautiful condition; either well cared for or carefully restored. The prices weren’t cheap ($65 for the jack), but if anyone’s interested, I can get more ... |
| 102 days ago |
Round stamp marks on Starrett 13 double square - 1 reply I bought a 4” Starrett 13 double square recently that is in good shape, except that there are several round stamp marks on it, each of which are identical and which look like a circle with two rows of numbers and letters inside. Anybody know what they could be? The square has someone’s names scratched onto it, so I don’t thin... |
| 103 days ago |
Ever heard of a Stanley No. 5 Bullnose Plane? - 9 replies (Sorry if this is a duplicate) I think Patrick Leach needs to add this “newly discovered” Stanley plane to his “Blood and Gore” page: Details on eBay (no, I’m not the seller): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Stanley-No-5-HEAVY-BULLNOSE-PLANE-Excellent-9-1-2-Length-/251222350724?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&... |
| 103 days ago |
Repairing old dresser with worn slides - 4 replies I have an old dresser with several drawers that slide on wooden runners. The runners and/or drawers are worn, and a little sawdust falling into the drawers when they are used. Is there an easy way to ease the friction and keep the parts from wearing further? Would beeswax be sufficient, or should I coat the rubbing parts with polyurethane... |
| 106 days ago |
Drawer slides: full- or 3/4-extension? - 19 replies I’m planning to build a shop cabinet with a bunch of drawers, each approximately 18” wide, 22” deep(front to back), and 3” to 12” high.The drawers will be used to store typical shop stuff: tools, boxes of nails and screws, cans of finishes, paint, etc. I’m considering using 3/4-extension slides rated for 75... |
| 113 days ago |
Pockethole joinery: joining panels at 90 degrees? - 9 replies What is the best way to join panels at 90 degrees (for a cabinet) when using pocket holes? Kreg sells a couple clamps that appear to do the job, but are there better (and cheaper) alternatives? |
| 113 days ago |
Nail guns for newbies? - 10 replies I’d like to build a workshop cabinet from 3/4” plywood. If I use glue and a nail gun for the joinery, will that provide enough strength? What size nails should I use (gauge and length)? I also would like to use crown staples. Can I buy a nail gun that will work with both nails and staples? Thanks for any help. |
| 125 days ago |
Ideas for Garage-wall worktable with cabinets and drawers? - 3 replies I’ve decided to build a work table for the side wall of my garage. I’d like it to be about 12 feet long by 2 feet deep, with drawers and cabinets underneath (sort of like a kitchen counter top and cabinets, but made with sturdy but lower-cost materials). I have a separate Roubo workbench that I use for construction and assembly, s... |
| 130 days ago |
Free-hand Sharpening technique details? - 3 replies I sharpen my chisels and plane irons free-hand on oilstones. When I was learning to sharpen, I used long, sweeping motions over the whole length of the stones. Now, I tend to move the tool being sharpened rapidly back and forth over a small part of the stone, but allow the contact area to drift slowly over the stone to avoid dishing the stone... |
| 130 days ago |
Are my oilstones "good enough"? - 8 replies How can I determine whether my oilstones are adequate for sharpening chisels and plane irons? I sharpen freehand, and can usually hone a cutting edge with my oilstones and a stop so that the cutting edge is sharp enough to slice through the edge of a piece of paper. What I’m unsure about is whether I could sharpen a lot faster with bett... |
| 135 days ago |
Lumber from fallen trees - 11 replies My brother-in-law lives in New Jersey, with several acres of ash, black walnut, and cherry trees up to 80 feet tall with long, straight trunks up to 18-24” in diameter (estimated). Several of these trees were knocked over by Hurricane Sandy, and he’s trying to figure out how to remove them. He can use a chainsaw on some of the smal... |
| 157 days ago |
Pipe vise as end vise? - 5 replies I’ve practically finished my Roubo bench, but some day I want to add an end vise and a row of dog holes near the front edge to hold boards for planing. I came across this “pipe vise” as LV’s web site: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=69583&cat=1,41659 Has anyone here used one of these pipe vises? It... |
