| This blog is written by marcb | 18 entries so far |
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Dunlap Sander Restore #3: The completly unique sander
It’s been around a year since I finished restoring this sander. Something about the sand...
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Messed up chisels: Or how I learned to stop worrying and Love the grinder
I picked up a couple old chisels recently and last weekend got off my butt and for the first time...
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New Bench
I built a bench last summer, but I’ve never been satisfied with it. For one thing I had to...
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Now that's a saw
Just finished putting together my Late 50’s Walker Turner Light-Heavyweight Saw. This is...
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Penultimate Contractor Saw tune up method #2: Cleanup and finishing
With the guts removed and on the flat surface You can detect of the 2 bars are out of alig...
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Penultimate Contractor Saw tune up method #1: 1st steps
Its time once again to do a big time tune up on the old Rockwell Model 10. Due to the number ...
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A definitive source on how to use handtools
A while back while scrounging around in Chicago used book stores I found a couple of OLD books on...
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A Fettling we will go
I finally finished tuning up the 60 1/2 plane I bought back in spring. I don’t know how ol...
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Shop updates
I just changed my shop around a bunch. I took out a table that took up too much room and chopped...
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Dunlap Sander Restore #2: After fresh paint
Been touching up the sander every day since this saturday. Electolisis removed all the gunk, r...
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Dunlap Sander Restore #1: My new belt/disc sander
I was at a garage sale last week when I spotted this hiding in a corner: Brought it home for 10 ...
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Homemade, just like mom used to make
After the discussion in the forum about turning a saw into a scraper I had some time to give it a...
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Small time DC upgrade
I use a Rigid vacuum for my “dust collection” When the filters not clogged it works ...
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All tore up.
Between cutting 5000 feet of 1/4 round trim (tore up carpet in the house to get to the wood floor...
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Garage Saling
Just got back from a full day of garage saling. A small town near me has a 1 day event full city...
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New Bit Brace
I always thought that people who used hand cranked bit braces where a little crazy. Reading abou...
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Ok, I think its sharp enough
And that was only up to 600 grit, and just the corner catching my finger. Went to brush some...
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Hand Plane blade sharpening
I read about scary sharp while thinking about hand tools last winter. I then proceeded to purcha...
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