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I just purchased a well used 140 with the 2 screws and the fence on the right side. It has been very dirty and somewhat rusty with some plating left here and there. However, very solid.

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I am new to this and think my opinions don't count much. However, I do have a few. In terms of user planes, there doesn't seem to much of a correlation between price and usability. I tend to now want...

I recently bought several old tools off the bay--spokeshave, 2 number 4 stanleys and a number 3 defiance, and 4 old stanley chisels for about 35$ shipped.

the Spokeshave caught my interest....

I appreciate this thread--it has been most instructive. I have about 10 old saws now that I have waiting in the wing until I can get the right files to get them sharpened.

Most are disston. some...

anyone? this is a nifty little plane--cuts really nice rabbets. Have a lead that stanley disposable type blades may work. Otherwise, will have to learh now to sharpen razor blades!


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Was idly bidding on the bay and bid 16$ for a Plane master #10 rabbet plane. This is a circa 1970 plane that uses razor blades as irons....

At first, I thought it was probably a piece of junk,...

WEll, I don't have a lot of access to welders or the like, but had considered that option and am continuing to do so as a second option to consider. Because this plane will probably end up being a...

Purchased a keenkutter off the bay rescently, and was happy when it arrived in a couple days. Not happy that my new number 8 was broken in half right as the level of the tip of the blade. Cleanly in...

Yesterday, my all original patent date 1873 stanely 46 arrived with the original box and all the cutters. It is very old.

Two issues. first, the front cross bar wont screw all the way into the...

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yesterday one of the nurses I work with brought me 2 old woodie jointers. They are about 2 feet long. They are solid, but the blades and chip breakers are frozen in place. The planes...

Thanks gentlemen!! I really appreciate your input to this situation. I have an old dunlop wood vice--I think I will try to do something with that with regards to holding the saw steady while working...

I have some very basic questions on sharpening old hadsaws:

1: I have an old, but very nice sandvik saw set. Will this work on various types of hand saws or is it made specific to tooth...

A couple months ago, I was reading here about planes. Then I wrote about a few I was buying; Now, I have purchased way to many... What an addiction!

When I say too many, I mean 4s and 5s. Today I...

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I have heard that stanley 46s are great planes for doing dados. With this in mind, I just purchased one for probably way too much money; Ah well.

anyway--Any woods of wisdom on...

I have been working hard on my jointer blades--the one on the 7 I have is pretty abismal. the chip breaker on it is pretty flat. It is only a marginally useful item at the present time. The 606 I...

I played with the 45 more last evening. Have oiled her all well now and waxed the parts that rub on the wood. Also worked to get stuff aligned better--She is working much better now and I have to say...

sounds as if there are many ways to skin a cat. Also sounds as if the tools must be very carefully chose to work with the wood in question.

Some of the problems I had with the 45 had to do, I...

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was gressing up a slim little piece of oak to make a picture frame with--about 2x 1/2 times several feel long. this was an excuse to use some of my tools I have been obtaining but still...

Hi--was looking at the grizzly site and thought the 90 day same as cash looked like a good deal for me--will either have the money in 90 days or, if it is looking bleak, can sell some other...

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I have just gotten into the plane thing. About 31 years ago, when I was 9, I was all into wanting to build stuff with wood. Given a rather humble upbringing (often no electricity and...

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I'll hold off on further purchases until I do get into the project and see what I need. Quite frankly, I have already done much too much buying--45, 55, 3, 4, 5, 606, 7, 8, 113,...

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I know that rabbets are quite integral to wood working; At this point, I have a stanley 78 (I know that this probably isn't of much use for the "fine woodworking" that I aspire to, as...

Thanks! will search around the house and see what I can come up with. What angle should the blade of the scraper be ground to before using the burnisher? Do you take the burnishing device and run it...

I have been in the process of rehabbing a couple scrapers--a stanley 12 and an 80. the 80 is pretty new and doesn't need much. However, the blade is ground at a 90 degree angle. the one on the 12 was...

Do you mean like a stanley 190? I have a couple of those. Will check out the shooting boards with the search function... Guess the angles will only be as good as the SB; So, clearly not something to...