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Could also be how you are holding it, are your thumbs out on the handles or in closer to the blade? If you place them near the center it can help cut down on chatter. Also pushing or pulling can...

I would check flea markets and antique malls and find an old one or two. I have several which are great steel get razor sharp and hold an edge very nicely non of which cost me more than 10 bucks.

Thanks for the input I have been searching for sometime but was looking for the wrong thing, found 5/8 non threaded to 1 x 8tpi for good prices,and measured my sprindle so I will be ordering an...

I picked up and older possibly Dunlap lathe that came with a bunch of tools with it just to see if turning was something I wanted to get into and have enjoyed it so far, haven't really made much yet...

Wow, excellent work, absolutely beautiful!

For a thin Ian in my experience your not going to want it to hard because as you said it can snap under pressure but not hold and edge as well but doesn't mean you will have to sharpen every 5 mins...

You are more than likely going to have to heat treat any steel you are working with even if it was already hardend if you Can do this yourself or no someone with a forge 1095 or o1 tool steel can...

Thanks for the input guys I looked up the bolts from lee valley and figured out what I am looking for binding posts. So I will be picking some up on my way home tonight. Should do just the trick

I've seen his hardware kits from bad axe but would rather see if I can do something similar with hardware that can be easily sourced .

Hey Guys, I have been browsing this site for some time now, and am finally getting around to posting something. I am in the process of building a kerfing plane/saw to use on my next project. Im using...