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Yes. I will check them.

OK, so thank you all for your comments. I think the problem is with lapping plate which is affecting my stones. I reflattened my 1000 stone using the lapping plate and drawing the pencil grid. That...

Thanks. I just checked with the light and my little machinist's square. I forgot to do that. Reverse camber is present. I'm going to try as you suggest tomorrow and reflatten the edge on the...

OK, so I am trying to get a camber on my no 4 1/2. I've been having this problem where I am getting more cutting from the edges of the blade when I try to add a camber, rather than the middle. In...

So I got things cleaned up, and the blade sharpened, which was a bit of a bear. The back is a bit crowned off on the corners, but I flattened as best as I could.

So tonight I put it back together...

Thank you for the replies guys. Photos, measurements, helpful comments; you all are the best. I have cleaned the plane parts and have worked on the blade a bit. We'll see how it performs soon I hope....

Oh, oh no. #wompwomp

(Thank you for letting me know!)

I just got a compass plane off eeeebaaay and was wondering if someone here has a measurement for the chip breaker/cap iron so that I can know if I have the correct one, and not the chip breaker from...

Sorry, didn't see this till just now. It's the tiles/top on the patio table.

That's an interesting type of sedimentary rock with bedding planes. In the US the Arkansas stone that is used for sharpening stones is a type of rock called novaculite. It does not have bedding...

Thank you. I have done that, and it's improving. I'll be patient.

So I recently got a 8" sweep Stanley 2101A off of the eeeebey, and I'm trying to figure out how to loosen the wrist handle. I have been looking here as well as posts on George's basement,

here:
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Thank you all for your comments, suggestions, and encouragement. I went out and bought a 32 tpi Lenox blade last night. It worked much better. Below is a picture of how it looks after I finished...

A while back I purchased some antique saws that needed new plates. So I got the plates and just started cutting the notches on one plate with a hacksaw to get the tooth spacing. I am amazed...

Gary,

I do not regret these comments at all. Nothing has been purchased, and nothing written in stone. Since my longer update with Sketchup the other day I have bumped the height down half a foot...

That's a good question. That would mostly be me. The lofts will be in a corner of each room, so my plan is to use the top two end rails that come off to slide the mattress out a few inches to aid in...

So I've been thinking about the feedback and taught myself some sketchup to make a mock up. Right now the top of the posts and the top rails are at 84", which may change as I talk to my kids about...

I don't know what happened to my other reply, so I'll try it again.

That's a good point, Gary. Sitting at the table I can look directly at ~51" using a tape measure touching the ground. So I think...

I really appreciate the replies. One frustration is that the SYP 4x4s I can only special order from Menards, so I don't get to pick it, but it is kiln dried. If I use Douglas Fir 4x4s, kiln dried, I...

I am making a loft bed for each of my kids. They each have full-sized beds, so the mattresses are 54"x75", and that's what I'm building the frame around. The verticals for the corners and ladder...

Thanks for the comments. Very useful.

I was not able to get that bend/wave out of the 14" Disston and Son back saw I posted about a while back, so I got a replacement plate. I got a 4"x14" (and a 4"x12" plate for a different saw project)...

Here are the results of my first attempt at a horn repair, on a 12" Disston backsaw. Tip of the hat to Jim Koepke for his thread and advice. Comments welcome. I was a little concerned with how the...

Thank you for the reply!

Timely reply Jim. Thanks for the link. I just got an old Disston backsaw with a broken top horn, and was going to ask about horn replacement! I have a piece of apple. So, looking at my handle, and...