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• Hand Tools doings #21: Plane refurbishing job - 15 days ago | 9 comments

  I’ve had this e-bay plane for quite some time now. I’ve had it apart and left it on m...

• Hand Tools doings #20: Sharpening - from frustration to pretty close to elation - 16 days ago | 10 comments

  Still working on sharpening my tools on the way to making a dovetail project. I must say if you t...

• Hand Tools doings #19: Sharpening frustrations - 18 days ago | 15 comments

  OK——so last time I told you I was able to get a mirror finish on the backs of my chis...

• Hand Tools doings #18: Sharpening - 21 days ago | 6 comments

  I’ve decided that if I’m going to do a dovetail project using hard woods—- I ha...

• Hand Tools doings #17: Yet more questions about hand cut dovetails and fret saws - 25 days ago | 12 comments

  I’ve been using a coping saw to cut out the waste—- but found that it was difficult t...

• Hand Tools doings #16: Sharpening with questions, of course - 27 days ago | 11 comments

  My woeful dovetails, although getting better, sure could use some help from sharper tools. So tha...

• Hand Tools doings #15: Dovetails - Fit First Time! - 28 days ago | 10 comments

  OK – I know these are still not great—- but they fit the first time with NO paring. S...

• Hand Tools doings #14: Dovetails - not quite so ugly - but still not so good - 32 days ago | 6 comments

  Still trying to get the hang of these things. The joint is deceptively hard to do, but I’m ...

• Hand Tools doings #13: Dovetails - I'm getting there --- still kind of ugly - 34 days ago | 13 comments

  OK – please tell me these are right. I know they are ugly as sin—- I’ll work on...

• Small Cabinet #1: Prototype with questions - always questions! - 38 days ago | 9 comments

  Finally spending longer stretches in the shop. I have a friend who asked for a small cabinet to f...

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