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Bruce, I've used this product before, and was very happy with the results: https://toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/LW-AMIS.XX
It was on white oak, the appearance was striking when finished (Watco...

Yep, did a block plane many years ago with (I think) Rustoleum. May have been Krylon, it was a long time ago.

Anyway, I did it at work where I had access to small pre-heat ovens that ran at 160...

To get the first two sides square, clamp/screw a guide board to your shooting board.
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Then, make something like this to make the other two sides parallel -
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This particular one...

"Well fitted wooden drawers have a nice feel to them that does not exist with even very nice metal glides."

^^^^^
This.

For a long time, I used wax on the runners and bearing surfaces. ...

Lowell -

I use a .015" thick dovetail saw, and the Pegas #7 15 TPI skip tooth blade drops right into the kerf. I think Woodcraft carries them now, but if you're among those who are not so fond...

"....I suppose I could get a scrap iron dealer to take it but it all works. "

No need for that, Ed. Sign in to the Old Wood Working Machines (OWWM.org) site, and you can list the old,...

Dustin,

The stone choices kind of depend on what you're going to sharpen. A #5 uses a 2" wide blade, so you're going to have to keep it pretty centered on the stone. If you get bit hard, you'll...

Like Mark, I'm leaning towards something in the cooperage trades - those narrow wear bands at the tops of the toe and heel suggest it was intended to be used upside down, probably held in some kind...

I have what I am certain is the exact same set - right down to the plastic edge guards and the "JAPAN" stamping.
I'm pretty sure I purchased them from The Japan Woodworker around '81 or '82. ...

+1 on the T&G with bead. A period craftsman wouldn't go to the trouble to do raised panels for the back.
Great use of the figure in the panels, btw. Nice work all the way around!

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Here's mine - nothing new, it's pretty much a copy of Krenov's.

The tool rest works very well once the angle is set. Setting it is another story, the whole wedge deal is not real...

Jim,

Thanks so much for the information - I've known about the Guild for a while, but haven't been able to track down a meeting schedule. I've got them all in my calendar now, will be there for...

Jim,

Dang, I didn't know the meeting schedule, but I'd like to get there for one - is there a meeting in February?

Thanks
Ted

+1 on eggbeater drills - I picked up a Millers Falls #5 this summer and finally tried it to drill for the hinges in the little gift boxes I'm making. Elf stuff... So much more control over that...

You might consider taking a bowsaw with blades, small ones can roll up into a pretty small package. Or, buy the blades and the "pins", they would take less room and you can probably scrounge up...

Matt-

Here's a front view. This one cuts a straight bevel, no secondary angle to fit in the grooves. If I let the plane settle in at its own angle, the bevel will end up around 5 degrees or so. ...

Matt,

If I did this right (first time to post pics, so I make no promises!), the photos will be of a panel raiser marked Wood & Macadam, Glascow. The iron is marked Thos. Ibottson & Co.; and it...

Andrew, there are supposed to be 4 (or 5, I don't remember) ball bearings up inside the bore that receives the shaft. The fact that there's metal broken out of the spline gear and there was vertical...