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So I was wondering why are old hand planes made of beech wood? Specifically molding planes? I've noticed that beech moves a lot compared to some other woods like Cherry, and seems to be about as...

I have an old LN 16" thin plate tenon saw that has a really bad "S" curve in it. So I was thinking of replacing it with a Bad Axe 16" tenon saw, but then I noticed that blackburn tools...

Have you thought about making one out of scrap first? That way you have a better idea of how you might want to change something later. The handles don't need to be glued in, they will be held in...

I have a Shapton 16000 and it works very well, I love it. Have not used the other. If money is an issue you could get about the same affect with a peace of leather glued to a flat board. Hope this...

Most quality woodworking chisels today are made with A2 tools steel, older ones are O1. A2 steel will start to fail at less than 30 degrees, while softer O1 steel can hold a sharp edge at 20...

I have made a few of these. having square shoulders isn't a problem. Something else you should consider: This is a tool and not a peace of furniture. if there is a small gap when you add blade...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I have a lot to think about. I looks to me like it mostly comes down to weight and cost. The cheapest and most expensive both weigh in at 2.2 lbs while the middle...

I'm getting into carving wooden spoons and am looking at carving axes. I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on them? I have seen two different ones at highland woodworking...

Hi everyone,
Over the past year, after stumbling onto Tom Fidgen's website and books, I've been doing a lot more work with hand tools and loving it. I have a project coming up that I want to use...

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I have finally decided it's time for me to get a vacuum pump, the three reasons I want to use it for are veneer/marquetry, bent lamination work, and as a vacuum chuck for my lathe. I was...

For the most part I also agree with Andrew. With that said, I do have a tennon saw and it's the large thin plate tenon saw from LN. It cuts through wood like butter. This was my first tenon saw, I...

I am also from Columbus. There is a saw mill in Johnstown https://asawmill.com/ they might be able to help out. they have good prices too.

For something like this, I would place one on top of the other. That way when you do your first end, you'll know it's flush when you flip them to do the other end. You could even tape them together...

Everyone, thank you for your replies. I do use the chip breaker setup suggested, but like I stated this setup work 99.9% of the time, making it hard to justify a new dedicated plane. After reading...

Ok creakers, I have another question. I saw a post a long time ago that I can't find any more and was wondering if I could get some discusion around this topic. Does a blade in a standard angle...

It's not that I'm looking for something "larger" in regards to size. From what I was reading the large plow plane was being designed to do more. For example, hold profiled blades which could be...

Has anyone heard anything about this? There has been some posts from a few years ago talking about a new Large Plow Plane coming out in 2011 or 2012, but I never heard anything more about it. Does...

The hardware for the VSCT moxon vise is $195, if you have them make it that's when it will run you around $600. As for features that it has that I don't see on other moxon's out there is the ability...

I'm getting ready to build myself a moxon vise. I had just about convinced myself to buy the hardware from Benchcrafted, but then I saw the one from verysupercooltools.com Looks like it has more...