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Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...	4906
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...	6696
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Hand Tools Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...	5412
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Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...	1389
Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...	2154
Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...	1187
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For the handplane guys Stanley No 64 11-03-2013 09:09 PM by lunn Just got back from a flea mkt. Found a odd looking plane a Stanley no 64. So ...	16	11-20-2013 02:59 AM
Skew Plane Blade 11-19-2013 06:17 PM by Gerald Thompson I have two old skew plane irons that need to be reground so they are not bowe...	6	11-20-2013 02:57 AM
Stanley #2358 11-19-2013 04:11 PM by rjpat Need some advice, is the Stanley #2358 mistress box worth having?	7	11-20-2013 12:52 AM
Starting Joint Saw Cuts 11-18-2013 04:52 PM by Oosik I attempted my first finger joints by hand and I had a hard time getting the ...	14	11-19-2013 03:01 PM
Sharpening Kit for knives ok for chisels? 11-19-2013 02:24 AM by Oosik I’m debating about getting this kit for my kitchen knives and was curio...	5	11-19-2013 02:52 PM
Need Help Finding Magazine article on Making Chisels 11-18-2013 03:53 PM by fredd3039 Hello everyone,Within the last year I purchased a woodworking magazine that h...	4	11-19-2013 06:09 AM
Questions for Handplane users on flattening panels 01-09-2012 12:46 AM by Manitario I have a few 20×20” walnut shelves I’ve glued up; my plan wa...	8	11-18-2013 03:29 PM
Plane blade thickness 11-17-2013 11:02 PM by alohafromberkeley Aloha, I have a friend who was showing me his 1990’s Record/Marples #4 ...	2	11-18-2013 04:30 AM
File handle sizes/types 11-17-2013 07:12 PM by kmetzger I need a file handle for a 10” bastard file and have been looking every...	3	11-18-2013 04:03 AM
Marking Knife 11-15-2013 06:46 AM by DKV I sharpen my knife by running the back against 400 grit sandpaper. I do not ...	7	11-17-2013 06:55 AM
Hand-stitched rasp, same shape as Nicholson #49 ? 11-16-2013 10:36 AM by Liogier Some years ago Nicholson has moved his rasp production from USA to Latin Amer...	3	11-16-2013 07:26 PM
Are these two Router Plane Irons? 11-12-2013 03:49 PM by Jacob I found them in a box of old tools I bought for a few dollars. If ther...	13	11-16-2013 03:59 AM
Stanley #4 definance question 11-15-2013 08:15 PM by cliffslocal777 I cleaned up this plane to use and the depth adjustment knob is very tough to...	6	11-16-2013 01:16 AM
Do screwdrivers defy the laws of physics? 11-13-2013 12:54 PM by Craftsman on the lake A question was asked of my years ago and it always stuck with me. Why is i...	46	11-15-2013 05:58 PM
Do you use both a marking gauge and a cutting gauge? 11-12-2013 06:10 PM by HarveyDunn Question for handtool workers: I’m been told I need a marking gauge (me...	6	11-15-2013 02:34 PM
Bought a Lie-Nielsen "Boggs" Spokeshave Today 11-10-2013 01:27 AM by bobasaurus I bought this sweet spokeshave at a Lie-Nielsen hand tool event today: ...	1	11-15-2013 01:08 PM
Help with hand plane restoration 11-14-2013 02:28 PM by buswanker101 Hey all. New here, so thanks in advance for any help! I recently bought a few...	38	11-15-2013 12:48 AM
Veritas Router Plane Fence Screw Size? 11-13-2013 09:03 PM by uscgsteve Hi Everyone, I’ve managed to lose the screw that secures the fence t...	3	11-14-2013 05:44 AM
Vintage & Antique Tool Sale Garland, TX (DFW) 11-12-2013 02:46 AM by jordanp It’s back again for anyone that can make the sale!He always has a huge ...	10	11-14-2013 05:28 AM
Anyone know a source for repair/restoration of vintage rules? 11-14-2013 04:11 AM by summerfi I have an old Interlox collapsing (sliding) rule that I inherited from my gra...	4	11-14-2013 04:43 AM

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Woodworking Skill Share Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Woodturning On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

Finishing The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

CNC Woodworking Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.

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Jigs & Fixtures Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Wood & Lumber Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Focus on the Workspace Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

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Woodworking Skill Share
Your woodworking skills are displayed for several lifetimes in each project. Have you had to compromise your project...

Woodturning
On the lathe, by the lathe: do you have questions? frustrations? tips? This forum is for all the woodturners out there.

Woodcarving
Relief, 3D, chip-carving, whittling; carving knives, chisels, pocket-knives, power tools. If you are a carver or want...

Scrollsawing
Intarsia, fretwork, intricate design cutting and more! This forum is for scrollsawers: share your tips, ask questions...

Joinery
Have a question? a tip/strategy to share? a challenge, perhaps? Share your "joinery" discussion here.

Finishing
The finish, whether paint, wax, stain, or something else, can make or break a project. What are your tips and questio...

Designing Woodworking Projects
Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...

Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
Are you unsure of which tools, or hardware, you need, or which brands to buy? Investing in tools and hardware can be ...

CNC Woodworking
Questions and answers about CNC machines, tooling, best practices, and projects.

Hand Tools
Wood, your hand tools, you and a little know-how. Share your questions, tips and strategies for the use and maintenan...

Jigs & Fixtures
Using a jig is like having a couple extra hands helping out. Show us your jigs, share your tips, strategies and, of c...

Wood & Lumber
Different wood requires different woodworking strategies - from cutting to finishing. Share your tips and challenges ...

Safety in the Woodworking Shop
Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...

Focus on the Workspace
Are you looking for or do you have tips to share regarding the workshop? Storage, equipment placement, efficiency, an...

Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking
If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...

Woodworking Trade & Swap
All of us are holding onto treasure in our shops, that we either don't need, don't want, or could part with if presen...

LumberJocks.com Site Feedback
Connect with the Website Gurus and tell us what you are thinking, suggestions, problems, functionality issues, and so...

Coffee Lounge
Need a break from all the standing and wood dust? Chat with your Forum Friends about their projects, their life, thei...