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It's kind of cold here today, and I don't want to be outside too much, so I played around with it some more. I made some modifications to pull the sides down flush with the sole, and it looks pretty...

I started a mitre plane model using sketchup. I thought I posted a thread on this yesterday, but now I can't find it. I have a basic idea of how I want to build the plane, but there are a few...

I was planning on putting some sort of a moulding at the top. I may do something to simulate a top, or may put a flat top on it for display. The top of the lower unit will not receive a moulding,...

I think it really depends on what kind of work you're planning on doing. I'm a high school shop teacher, so I have a fair selection of older tools to work with, as well as some hand planes, and I...

So, I made my first attempt at design using sketchup, but I ran into a roadblock. I liked the sideboard that was in Popular Woodworking a few months ago, but it was too small for my wife's taste, so...

Good pics, Jeff. That's kind of what I had in mind for when I make a smoother. Main difference is that I was planning to make mine a little boxier, but same idea. I like the way that you made a...

I have plenty of mild steel laying around, and I'm wanting to make some planes with it. I'm thinking that I'm going to rivet everything together, and I've been looking around for how to do it. I'm...

I tried the "move it around with your fingers" method. I'm letting it sit overnight, and if it didn't work, I think I'm going to try to find an airbrush. Couldn't get it borrowed today, might be...

I thought about trying the airbrush route, but was concerned that I would wipe it off when I apply the oil. It's obviously not going to be done before Christmas, so I'm not going to try to rush...

how do you apply stain as a toner?

So, I'm building a wide dresser for the wife for Christmas, and I ran into a patch that won't take stain properly. The pictures posted below aren't very clear, but you get the idea.

I used 2...

Good prices at amtek, but it looks they don't tell you the shipping charges until after ordering.

I checked with a somewhat local steel yard today, and they want $120 for a 18" piece of 3/16x3. ...

I had a chance to check out MSC. Their site is a little unclear. Is all of their O1 stock from Starrett?

Appreciate the insight on getting the material from different places. I didn't think...

Where do you buy 0-1 for plane blades and such? I found onlinemetals.com, but was curious if there was any other place with better prices.

I'm a pretty serious cheapskate. The plane bodies are...

I've got an area to dry the wood, and will have stickers in hand before I start cutting. We've done this before, I've just never done it in the winter. Still planning to cut it at 4/4 or 5/4, as my...

I found a band saw mill that I can use for the cost of gas, so I'm hoping to start cutting boards over Christmas break. My question is, if I'm cutting the logs into boards the day same day I cut the...

Woodsmith Volume 57 has a plan for a chamfer jig for a block plane. If you can't find it, I might be able to email it to you. It's a single page plan. Pretty simple.

Woodsmith had plans for one a few years back. If I can remember, I'll look through my index tomorrow (they're all at work). It was just a simple assembly that clamped on to the block plane,...