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For anyone who doesn't know what Galoot Central is, it's a database of hand-tool related links. Sort of a card catalog to the Internet. I started it to give back to the Internet hand tool community,...

or, better yet, wander on over to www.oldtoolsshop.com. It's a on-line magazine for hand- and old-tool enthusiasts. All articles are written by amature Galoots, and Wiktor (the proprietor) provides...

I would be very happy to turn your posts into web pages and host them on Galoot Central. I'm not sure why I thought you had a blacksmithing site.

Anyway, with your permission I would be honored...

Jr.,

Please post this as a web page when you are finished. I would love to post a link to this info on Galoot Central but I find that forum posts are too ephemeral. They work great for initial...

Simple, because he's using hand tools. If he used t@ble s@ws, he'd have two bloody stumps by now, for sure.

Rob in Peoria

In all the talk of the bankruptcy (did they formally file?), I had never thought of that. What a magnificent idea!

toolaholic. Actually, I'm not as bad as many on this and other forums. However, I'm willing to be first on the bandwagon...

1. Name (and nick names): Robert Weber - I go by GalootRob, Rob the...

Fellow Neanders,


I am proud to announce the unveiling of the Internet Hand Tool Knowledge Base v3.0!


The most significant improvement is that the data base is now completely searchable....

A recent piece of advice given over on The Porch, "dovetail boxes for all your crap until your dovetails don't look like crap" :D

The on-line reference The Hand Tool Knoweldge Base, which has an extensive set of links to on-line articles. Specifically, you want:
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Here's my answer - no bench so my workmutt my only option. Standing on the step is awkward at best, so I brace it against another table in the shop that is up against the wall. Pretty stable, really....

As much fun as this thread has been, let's not forget that putting a heavier weight in the end of a chisel will not affect which end hits the floor first. Gravity affects everything the same,...

Thank you all for the replies - I'm open to suggestions.

The modeling I did at work on Bentley Microstation, which is AutoCad's biggest competitor - I do roads and traffic for a living.
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So, I've designed and gotten permission to build a suite of office furniture for my day job. An overview rendering is here:

http://www.jlatech.com/rob/Office%201.jpg

and a detail of the desk is...

but what is the purpose for the set screws? Take out any wiggle when you use the lateral adjuster?

is all you need. Old jacks, esp. woodies, make great scrubs...

I think that Ken's got the right of it here. What it comes down to is what your goals in the workshop are. If I was on a huge time constraint, I would have ripped the oak for my file cabinet on the...

I agree with most, if not all that's already been posted.

However, for the sake of discussion, here's my $0.02. I think that there's a cutoff for what can be called a truely neander project, and I...

Sounds like you need a couple of dedicated tenon saws - 12-14", 10-12 pts, one filed xcut, one filed rip. You could do it with a small carcase/panel saw, but where's the fun (tool acquisition) in...

I would say that the more neander you work, the easier a basement shop is. As stated, you have all the conveniences without the expense (electrickery (to run the radio), heat, etc.).

Concerning...

As promised. The shelf is maple stained with Minwax Old Maple stain, and finished with amber shellac rubbed out with 4-0 steel wool. Thanks for the advice.

I can't upload the photo, so here's a...

If I remember, Nahm used a scorp and then a travisher, and maybe a curved spokeshave to smooth the bottom when he was done.

I had heard a rumor that he made the Windsor entirely with hand tools,...

Two things,

First, Graham Blackburn is also a proponent of the "curved blade" methodology. The curves vary from a sharp radius in a scrub, a wider radius in a jack, and a very flat radius on the...

That is an overhand rip saw. It is designed to be used two-handed. I believe it can be used in the normal position, or with the saw reversed (upside down), and held vertically. I know that there are...

I read the excellent primer from Pete Taran's site before tackling my first saw sharpening last month, and even printed out a few pages. First, make the reference blocks to stick the end of the files...