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  1. I do a lot of railway historical research in my...

    I do a lot of railway historical research in my living area and in smaller qurters the wood shop even apartment size would be unlikely.

    I did already give a tool chest with a set of tools that...
  2. How Do I go about closing up my woodshop

    Iwill be selling my house later this year and my hand tool woodshop will not be able to go with me, so what I am wondering is how do I deal with the closing of it as I will be going to rental...
  3. Thanks for that information Don I have a few Ohio...

    Thanks for that information Don I have a few Ohio Tool planes and like them though one needs some work.
  4. Hi all I have not been around much until just...

    Hi all I have not been around much until just recently and am pleased that there are still discussions going on about dovetails and workbenches.

    In answer to someones wondering about testing the...
  5. Very nice work Karl I am trying , not I said...

    Very nice work Karl I am trying , not I said trying, to make soem wooden spoons and have had some success with it. I built a shaving horse and it worksd great but I really need to practise much more....
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    I have not been here for some time on any kind of...

    I have not been here for some time on any kind of a regular basis and what do I find more baubles from Rob Lee the man is truly devious.

    Just a matter of curiosity but at some point will there...
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    I did something similar a few years back when I...

    I did something similar a few years back when I lost one of the brass screws for a handle on my twin screw vice, it was my own fault for not tightening it when it came loose and I emailed LV asking...
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    I use the NArex bevel edge bench chisels from...

    I use the NArex bevel edge bench chisels from Leeer VAlley and I am happy with those I have not seen mortise chisels from them though.

    To the original poster Lee Valley sells Hirsch mortise...
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    I once read about a technique that works quite...

    I once read about a technique that works quite well for dentil mouldings. First lay out the pattern, marking clearly the area to be removed, ie: the bit you cut. then with the thinnest blade saw you...
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    I am sure that many of us have a story of how...

    I am sure that many of us have a story of how something alluded them and suddenly ther clouds patred and a choir of angels sang and something made sense that did not before.

    For me it was when...
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    Very nice Matt, I am doing something similar but...

    Very nice Matt, I am doing something similar but the moulding is for the top of the stile for a door casing.

    Since I don't have any pwer tools I will probably have to get ingenious to do it with...
  12. I would respectfully suggest that not all the...

    I would respectfully suggest that not all the tools made back in the day were great. I am pretty sure there was cheap junk then to, but the cheap junk did not last a couple of centuries.

    Case in...
  13. More to the point it seems they gave them a lot...

    More to the point it seems they gave them a lot more credit for intelligence than we often do today.
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    I dug a bit deeper and found that name in...

    I dug a bit deeper and found that name in Sheffield in 1857, 33 Mathew St. edge and joiners tool mfgs.

    Possibly they made irons that others used in their planes, not much help but something.
  15. Hmm, 1/4, 3/8 and 5/8 miniature shoulder planes,...

    Hmm, 1/4, 3/8 and 5/8 miniature shoulder planes, a new plane for which there is no Stanley precedent, a small scraping plane plus a carcass saw.

    Hang on to your seats boys and girls it's gonna...
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    Comimg soon endorsements as the official plane of...

    Comimg soon endorsements as the official plane of Batman and Buck Rogers. They look like they sould rise up on a cushion of air and plane the wood themselves. I am speechless............... almost.
  17. Glad you said that David I have the same problem,...

    Glad you said that David I have the same problem, it has worked for me on occasion but often as not the balde keeps falling out. I am sure it is me, because the time I got it to work ir was very...
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    If it's any comfort to you guys, I had the...

    If it's any comfort to you guys, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Leonard Lee recently and if I can believe him, he does not know anything about the new planes coming either. Said that was...
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    Went to my local Lee Valley today and there was...

    Went to my local Lee Valley today and there was this dapper looking fella behind the counter chatting with the customers and staff, Leonard Lee himself.

    I introduced myself and talked for a few...
  20. Low angle block plane is what I use. So that...

    Low angle block plane is what I use. So that makes 3.
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    Robin Lee addressed that issue in another forum,...

    Robin Lee addressed that issue in another forum, saying that the planes in days of yore were made from old style, ie grey cast iron, which was quite brittle, try dropping one on a cement floor and...
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    Amen brother, could not agree more. Later on...

    Amen brother, could not agree more.

    Later on revisit the thread Joel and let us know what you do and how it comes out.
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    Wonder what the general opinion on MF planes is....

    Wonder what the general opinion on MF planes is. I have noticed that they always seem quite beefy and heavy, look like good users. Saw one at a flea market recently looked like it was almost new out...
  24. Poll: I don't use SU either, but then I trained as a...

    I don't use SU either, but then I trained as a draftsman back in the early seventies, so if I need a detailed and neat drawing, then I do it on paper with pencils and such. Guess that makes me a real...
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    MY head is spinning with all these new...

    MY head is spinning with all these new developments. Wondering if as we venture further and further down this road to tooling esoterica, does the development costs of each tool go down somewhat as...
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