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How about some hickory or ash? Wonder how ironwood would work?

I have been seasoning cast iron for many years, including dutch ovens. The best way is to get your gas grill (check temperature with a thermometer) up to 490-500 degrees F, rub on an even coat of...

I find Boeshield T-9 works great on the iron in my shop, including LN planes and irons.

You cantilever bench tops past the legs so the moments of inertia balance. There is a formula for this....about 0.2 times the length is the rough figure for the weight on one side of the leg to...

Karl, great bench and design and sure it will bring you great joy! I live about 45 minutes from you in Parkton and just doing my bench now. We should catch up since we are in the same area. ...

What an incredible labor of love and what I call getting your sexy on! Congrats on a truly gloatworthy project.....great job!

Your marking technique is very well thought out and well done as always. However, I picked up a LN Butt Mortise Plane a number of years ago for cabinet door and passage door mortises and have never...

I had one of the first ones made and the fact I can use tough bits to ace out such as lock miter bits and other PITA bits makes it well worth it for me. As stated by others you are buying this and...

Sandflex Hand Blocks made by Klingspor is the greatest things since sliced bread for cleaning surface rust "patina". They come in Coarse, Medium, and Fine Grit. It makes the steel look brand new. I...

I side sharpen my irons and chisels with scary sharp and it works great! Harrelson Stanley has a video on it you can rent. It is harder to round over the leading edge with this technique. 1500 wet...

As David Charlesworth pointed out long ago in his article on tuning a block plane, planes from Stanley, Record, etc, are really kits not ready to work properly by a long shot. Lie-Nielsen gives you a...

I have the Lee Valley/Veritas router top and stand and it works well. Also, after.....15 years.....finally have "Woody's Router Cabinet" from the old Jointech project binder finished, with my...

I have seen Fulton Planes...nice, heavy and pretty well made....great find and good luck with it!

Joel, I adjust the blade (left to right) and it stays centered for me. Maybe you don't have your spring tension set properly in the back of the plane? To me the ECE Primus series of planes work...

Alan, I have the large tail vise hardware I bought from Woodcraft several years ago and have since learned it is from Gebruder-Busch of Germany. I bought quartersawn pasauk to build the spacer block...

I just picked up an old laminated workbench top 3' x 8' and 2 1/2"+ thick. It appears to be maple. The top was stored on its side in the dirt and started to rot a little on the dirt side. I intend to...

Curt, yes you need a larger opening in your router table as these bits can only be run safely on a router table or cabinet. Also use the slowest speed on your variable speed router as the speed on...

I have the Jointech and it has always worked great for me. Router lift I added a couple years ago is also nice. I have only heard good things about the Incra. I believe the original owner of...

I have been using an electolysis bath to take rust off tools and equipment from my lab with great results. I would suggest giving it a try as this is a late Disston saw and not an old classic. This...

Your response Bob answers my questions so thanks so much! Sounds like you are happy with your quick release front vise as well. I was thinking of putting in a tail vise on the right side and...

Whenever I have called Highland Hardware, they have taken the time to answer all my questions about any product. Their advice has been first rate and I have always gotten a straight answer every...

I have both the Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Jack and Smoother and are both great planes! The Smoother is very refined and feels great in your hands and does a super job on the wood. I bought mine when...

I did drywall and painted it white for maximum light reflection and sound deadening. I rented a lift and did it myself. I also put insulation in between the joist to deaden sound transmission into...

Beautiful proportioning and nice contrast in grain/pattern/curl/wave in wood! Is most of it curly cherry for sides, legs, etc.? Great clean lines, congrats!

Jay, I am getting ready to do the same thing. I would ask where you intend to have the bench? In the middle of the shop and 40" is fine. If it is next to a wall, it would seem wide as you will not...