619 days ago
by Brit |
36 comments »
I thought I’d mix it up a bit in this part of the blog and record a video where I:
Discuss what to look for when you pick up a secondhand brace and consider buying it.
Mention variations in design and size and why you would use one size over another.
Address Racerglen’s question on restoring plated braces.
Answer lysdexic’s question as to why the Yankee 2100 represents the pinnacle of brace development.
YouTube only allows uploads up to 15 minutes in length (...
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1280 days ago
by Blake |
21 comments »
I always wanted to try electrolysis rust removal and it is just as simple and effective as they claim.
Note: This is not a full tutorial on electrolysis. You must research the many other resources on the internet before attempting this your self. IT CAN BE DEADLY AND ILLEGAL IF DONE WRONG.
This is the old Stanley No. 62 low angle jack plane that needed to be de-rusted:
Here it is in pieces:
And here are a couple “before” photos of the body:
Here̵...
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610 days ago
by logjacob |
21 comments »
I and my friend (master blacksmith) made chisels and a slick for my upcoming Timber Framing project. He made the steel parts. I made handles and leather tip guards. In my opinion chisels and the slick came out very high quality. So the idea was born – to make my own Timber Framing hand tool workshop were we could manufacture high quality fully hand made tools.
Maybe there are anyone who can give me some advice or some dealer/manager or craftsmen who are interested to take apart in my...
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1129 days ago
by lethentymill |
3 comments »
Allan Fyfe of Lethenty Mill Furniture demonstrates how to use a smoothing plane that he has just restored. Another movie will follow on the restoration process. The restored plane came from a box of old tools that were in bad condition and it turned out to be a product of the Scioto Works of New York. He knows very little about this company, apart from already having two other smoothing planes and would be delighted to hear from anyone who has more information.
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787 days ago
by hjt |
11 comments »
As you know from reading my profile, most of my tools came from my family after our father’s death. Slowly I have been restoring them.
Here is a 4 1/8” Sears Jointer/Planer. As you can see in the first photo, there’s lots of rust on it. The fence is not true; and dad re-engineered the switch.
Ah, much better!
Evapo Rust (and beer) came to the rescue again. (You might want to look at my review of this product – it works great.)
Back in 2009, Home Depot had a magazin...
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820 days ago
by Dennisgrosen |
21 comments »
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Soap and a warning.....
Remember this is a travel into a new world for me and I will try different methods along the way ...
Feel free to smile , luagh ,come with comments and advice´s along the way ,since most of what I write , you proppebly already know ..The only thing you have to do, to have the oppetunity for it , is to submit to my punishment of the english language and sick humor.what I do hope is that you can pick up one or two things you can use yourself and enjoy the j...
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19 days ago
by Serradura |
3 comments »
It all started in 2007. After selling our Dutch Art & Frame shop we were looking for a new challenge. We traveled around the globe a bit looking for a nice place to settle down and make a new start. (something you should consider every 10 years or so..) Yes, we’ve seen the wales at the coast of British Columbia, lived in a cabin on the beach of Roberts Creek for a while, but to start in the beautiful vicinity of the sunshine coast takes more money than we could ever come up with. We...
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18 days ago
by Serradura |
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After the dust was gone we could see what we bought. It’s strange to realize that just a decade ago, somebody lived in this building. No water, no toilet, no electricity. It must have been a simple and poor life for the old lady that spend her last years in this, what used to be the main house of a farm.
As a woodworker, tears get in to your eyes, seeing that the former owner didn’t clean out the property before putting it down. The big stone wall went half thru the flo...
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1405 days ago
by DrTebi |
8 comments »
- – - – - – - – -Update:I just realized I never posted pictures of the finished door.
After reading a few books on finishing, I decided to use Linseed Oil, Shellac, and Wax. I like the fact that these products are all very “natural” and have been used for centuries. And I am really please with the results.
After one application of Linseed Oil (boiled) I mixed the shellac myself (there is a place here in San Francisco called Sinopia Pigments that sells...
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943 days ago
by PaBull |
14 comments »
In my business I have a friend, who’s dad was an old woodworker. The man is getting older. So yesterday my friend came by and said: “Here this toolbox is yours.
So i opened the toolbox, and at first view not very exiting.
But after I pulled out the tray, I found the treasure.
And I started to pull out the saw’s one by one. Some of the not so old, but some are some cool looking ones.
I have my work cut out, restoring some of these.
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