| View wch's: | home | workshop | projects (3) | blog (0) | reviews (2) | forum topics (3) | buddies (0) | favorites (1) | activity log |  |
| 1058 days ago |
Buck Bros. smoothing plane / paperweight / scrub plane conversion candidate - $16 shipped - 0 replies This is the first plane I had, a Buck Bros. smoothing plane from Home Depot. It goes without saying that it’s not exactly top-of-the line. If you want to use it as a plane, it’ll need tuning; if you want to use it as a handsome paperweight, it’s ready to go. Perhaps you have a friend or relative whom you’d like to save fr... |
| 1058 days ago |
Four Irwin/Marples chisels - $30 shipped - SOLD - 3 replies Update: these have been sold. I have a set of four Irwin/Marples chisels, size 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, and 1”, for $30 shipped, or $25 if you want to pick up in the North Chicago area. The bottom side of each is flattened and honed with 0.5 micron (~30,000 grit) diamond paste, and each one has 30 degree secondary bevel with ... |
| 1125 days ago |
Hand planing damp wood - 12 replies I’ve been reading Toshio Odate’s book, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit, and Use, and he says that woodworkers in Japan sometimes dampen the surface of the wood before the final planing cut:“When a carpenter wants to obtain an especially beautiful surface with no tear-out on a very visible or important timber... |
