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Well thanks to those that answered some of my questions. As I stated previously I wanted good user planes not ones that sit on a shelf and get looked at. With this I went and found a couple that...

Ok so I have been buying several planes and such lately! Most of which have been in pretty good mechanical shape but have little to no japanning so I have been completely refurbishing them but some...

That is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. A little knowledge on something like this just adds a bit more history to the object.


Thanks so much, Ken

Well to me anyway and maybe a few others. Recently along with several other items I picked up another #80 Cabinet Scraper. The thing had a blade in it about 4” long by 2-1/2” wide. It was rather...

Thanks for the response and the thoughts. I guess I should have mentioned that I am not one to care about the collector value. I guess my question was more philosophical in nature. When I buy a tool...

Trying to make a decision so thought I would get some opinions. I just acquired a Stanley #3 and by reading Patrick’s Blood and Gore site I find that this plane has a Lateral adjuster that does not...

I would like to make and attach an auxiliary fence to my Ridgid TS3650 instead of using the bare aluminum of the fence as I am now. I have been thinking about this for awhile now and I think the best...

Hello everyone, I have posted in the past in the Turning section and in the Neanderthal section and now I thought I would post my latest finished project in this section trying to get to know...

Well I said when I was building my Tilt-Top table that I had taken pictures the whole way through and some expressed interest in seeing how I did things with this table. Today I finally got around to...

Awhile back a friend of mine who was building a house was doing the fireplace surround and mantle. Only problem was that he wanted two half columns on either side of the fireplace and even though he...

Thanks everyone I really appreciate the nice thoughts and comments. This one was quite a challenge but I enjoyed every minute of it. This is my second year to take a week of vacation from work and...

Well I am finished with the table, well almost anyway I still have to attach the hardware latch that locks the table top in the up position but it has not got here yet so I will do that as soon and...

I upgraded the Nova 3000 to 3-Phase with a Teco/Westinghouse controller about a year ago. I had previously upgraded another lathe to a DC motor and was just not happy with the torque loss at low...

Hank I did just about what you are talking about to my old Grizzly lathe I use to have. I think you will find out that you need quite a bit more electronics to get the job done. I ended up purchasing...

Well I am done with all the woodworking I think. I have finished and fitted the cleats and the tilting mechanism. I have mortised out for the top wedge and made the wedge. I spend a lot of time on...

Well here we go again. I started working on getting the legs shaped and the sliding dovetails done. Yesterday I spent the whole day just making the fixture for cutting the slots in the spindle....

Well are you guys bored with this yet? Anyhow I was off today so of course I was in the shop. I pretty much finished the birds nest and also made the cleats that will attach the birds nest to the...

Thanks everyone it is going pretty well as today I glued in the veneered piece into the walnut ring. I also started working on the birds nest so I will probably have an update tomorrow evening on how...

Well Corey I think you did a great job on your first one. Especially with the wood you choose to make your first one out of as Ash can be a challenge to make a box out of. I am also glad that you...

Well I guess this is a good time to give those that are interested an update on my progress in building my Tilt Top Table. Since I last posted on this subject I had not worked on the table until...

I have made my own pulls on just about every project that I have done that had drawers. I find I can accomplish everything I need in this particular pursuit with a single 3/8” spindle gouge. My...

Thanks guys, it is really a lot of fun and I sure look forward to getting in the shop now.

Henry, well now I have to prepare the substrate material for the veneering, cut the veneer to size,...

So tonight I get a call from the wife and she says that her and some girl friends from work are going to get there toes done tonight. Well after 25 years with the same women I don’t have a lot of...

Corey, that was a Minwax Ployshades Bombay Mahogany if I remember correctly. Seems like it ended up taking 11 or 12 coats to get the color I wanted. I sprayed it on with a small touchup gun that I...

That is truly a beautiful pen; the finish on it is superb.