Thank you for all of you suggestions.
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Thank you for all of you suggestions.
I am building an office desk that will be 8 feet long. It will have 3 legs. One at each end and one at the center. The end legs are 2 inches thick built-up plywood with a 4 inch extention forming an...
Jim, thank you.
Jim, are you still using the Wagner Conversion gun. I will be using one to paint a vanity with a water borne acrylic. Will you share your gun setup (needle size and adjustments) as well as paint...
Jim, thanks for the reply. I did take off the case back and coated every thing that was bare. The case by itself has only a slight order. But, the drawers are terrible. What ever the original...
I purchased a chest of drawers from a local big box furniture store. After unboxing, the drawers had a strong smell. I also think some of the smell was coming from the case. I thought it would...
Lowell,
The Shaker step ladder is a great article. I will probably build it sometime in the future. I subscribe to PWW, but have been disappointed with their content lately.
An observing eye will notice that all of the photos are "stock photos." The main picture does not look like Chris Baylor.
What Jim said. Any hammer drilling or shooting into the brick veneer of a fireplace will loosen the mortar joints and cause problems. Use a masonry drill bit with a regular drill motor (not a...
I have one that my wife picked up at an estate sale, but I don't use it. I do have a Starrett #471 steel folding rule that I have had for about 40 years. I use it often.
The easiest way to figure these things out is to lay them out full scale. For a 1x12 (3/4x11 1/4) the rise at 30 degrees is 6 1/2 inches with a run of 11 1/4 inches.
So the math goes something...
You can just add some slips around the bottom and lay the bottom on top of the slips. Nice dovetails.
One of the things that concerned me when I first saw this post is the condition of the chisel face. It looks like it has had a lot of abuse. Here is a picture of one of my Narex chisels. Granted,...
If you want a cheap GLB, look for a construction site that is demoing an older commercial building. The GLBs are cut up and go to the wood recycler. You may get lucky and find just what you are...
Most likely the blade needs sharpening, but there are other adjustments that can cause a plane to chatter.
Using an acid to remove the rust does not set the iron up to be more susceptible to rusting in the future. I have many planes and others tools that have been cleaned with vinegar and phosphoric acid...
I think HF F-style clamps are the best deal going. One thing to watch for. Make sure the hole for the screw is drilled and tapped straight and not at an angle to the clamp.
I have had the same experience here in SoCal. Plane shavings sticking to the plane as well as my clothing.
+1 about what Tom said. If it ever sounds too good, too strange, too anything, delete it at once.
I checked my #7 last night. It has the same inscription on the iron.
What you have appears to me to be a #6 Union by Stanley. They were made between 1920 and 1942. Here is a picture of my #7 Union by Stanley. 373143
John, I can tell you that the lumber that commercial framers get is much better than the lumber that is available at Lowes and such. I am often at commercial job sites and if there are units of...
Why not go the local Lowes store and pick out some nice 2x12s?
Ken,
I am curious, you have two torpedo levels on your bench what you use them for?
Bad Axe Tools has the manual on their site.