776 days ago
by David |
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STANLEY BENCH PLANE RESTORATION
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PDF ELECTROLYTIC RUST REMOVAL INSTRUCTION SHEET
More information available on my woodworking blog & podcast The Folding Rule Show
Step #1 – Cleaning & Rust Removal
I have been inspired by a number of resources to start using my hand planes and start on the slippery slope of a hand plane collection. Not the least of whom has been Wayne, our own Lumberjocks plane guru. Of course I have also explored...
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145 days ago
by PurpLev |
37 comments »
Yes. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel, reverse thinking, and this project seems a bit more doable, and even not much trouble at all.
Originally I tried to get the (2.5” hardened) nails out by using a cat’s paw and a hammer to pull each nail out of the 2.5 laminated hard-rock maple strips. I figured once I get all the nails out of the top strip, it’ll just free it from the lamination, and be nails free… one strip at a time, until I have them all cleared ou...
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47 days ago
by OregonBurls |
32 comments »
Hey everyone, It was suggested that I start a discussion on how to find and harvest burls. Please give your input also.
I don’t deal with straight grain that often. I cut and sell burls for a living so here is what I know.
It is illegal to harvest a burl without permission. of course if it is on your own property you can give yourself permission. What I do is put an ad on Craig’s list saying I want your burls. Most people don’t know what burls are. So you don’t get that many calls....
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745 days ago
by Douglas Bordner |
31 comments »
Well it’s a red letter day here in Nebraska. My Sargent 410 showed up in the mail, and it’s rusty, finished is cracked, but it’s functional and will be ready for it’s bath soon. But this blog is about to be hijacked by an event of more personal significance, albeit a galootish event as well.
Long story short, I have done a little side work on some photos for Thomas Angle, who is working up a web page for Owyhee Design, the woodworking arm of his two businesses (The ...
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874 days ago
by WayneC |
28 comments »
Based on an article by James Thompson I found on OldToolsShop.com. I though I woud try using Citric Acid for rust removal. The article can be found at the following link.
http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/z_pdf/restore/RemovingRust-CitricAcid-ne.pdf
Citric acid is used in food processing and seems to do a good job removing rust. I checked the local yellow pages and found a local beer home brewing store. I called them and confirmed that I could purchase citric acid for $5 per pound. I made...
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967 days ago
by WayneC |
27 comments »
This is a list of links that I will maintain that are related to handplanes. This is primarily intended for my own use, but feel free to add to the list if you have some favorites.
Manufactures
Anderson Planes – Handmade Infill style planes
Brese Plane – Handmade planes by Ron Brese. Also has blades for making planes.
Classic planes – Infill plane manufacture
Galoot Tools – High Quality Handcrafted Plane Blades and Chisels.
Holtey – Infill...
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78 days ago
by degoose |
24 comments »
This board is not part of the 150.. I showed one of the 150 to a friend and she wanted one but a little larger,This is the way it was made.Cut some bits of board. NGR SA TBDress all sides.This is to see the way it will look with the stripe. Cut all pieces to 250 mm.Join the NGR and edge with TB on one and SA for the other.Glue a sacrificial board to the SA prior to cutting the arcs.This is the arc cutting jig.. a slight variation on the patron jigSet the stop with a nail… high tech I kn...
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98 days ago
by PurpLev |
23 comments »
While working on building my workbench, I ended up breaking the Y part that is responsible for blade advancement (in/out) in my Buck-Bros #5 Jack plane. This one was probably one of my very first woodworking tools that I still have today, and with it I learned much about hand planing from proper tuning, to usage.
As it happened, a day after It broke, I found a Stanley #6 fore plane on craigslist, and as luck had it – the guy was a few streets away from me. NICE. I figured I’m g...
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292 days ago
by zeddicus |
23 comments »
I posted over at The Wood Whisperer about some old tools I have from my grandfather that I don’t know the history about.I’m interested if anyone knows how to identify the plane which barely has something etched on the side but it’s too worn down to read. Also there is a tiny saw with a long thin blade that I’m not sure what it’s normally used for.
You can see the pictures here.
Thank you
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849 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
23 comments »
(continued from Lee Valley Interview, part I)
Following my interview with Robin Lee, President of Lee Valley, I took my Canadian Film Crew with me as I headed to my “local” Lee Valley Store, which is just an hour away, for my very first public appearance as MsDebbieP, the Canadian LumberJock.
The weather was the hottest that we’ve had all summer and, boy oh boy, was the hat and coat ever hot!
Inside, Don Riley, the store manager, gave me a tour, starting with the warehouse area i...
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