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What are your go-to files to widen holes in cap irons when necessary? I’m trying to replace the stock a2 iron in a LN#4 with a hock blade. The thinner hock blade + LN chip breaker rock a little on...

Reposting this question since last post was buried in the thread...

I received a NOS washita but noticed a significant bowing along length and matching concavity on reverse side.

is this...

Received my washita today and there’s a noticeable bow over the length and a lesser one across the width. I’m new to oil stones, should the stone be flattened first, and what would be the best...

Thanks for the input from all.

The Hammer logo on this older model turns out to be a plate that latches in and screws on. It's included. The fence is an unusual model that is centered on the...

About to pull the trigger on a hammer a3-31 jointer planer when the obvious hit me - it lacks the logo!?

Is this a knock off that anyone recognizes? Is there a legitimate older model that doesn't...

Thank You everyone for the replies!

I ended up sending the box top and bottom through the planer (skewed to avoid tearout) and taking very light passes off the mating edges, to do the majority of...

Are there any tricks to planing the top of a box flush?
In this case I made a dovetailed box, and glued it up with bottom and top attached. The idea being to saw off the top and thus create the lid....

Brooklyn is jammed with small and mid sized design, build, and finishing shops from the navy yards to greenpoint to bushwick. If you're in the city, go see BDDW's showroom and see some of the most...

I also had the same gun and the same problem. Fuji is an excellent company but they freely admit the rubber used for the gasket isn't perfect, especially with solvents.

Luckily there is a...

Sam, if you're planning to brush/wipe the waterlox (which I would assume), Lockwood's oil based dyes wouldn't be my first choice. First, they have so-so lightfastness, more importantly, they will...

I like to dissolve metallized dyes in a small amount of glycol ether, then add them to the waterlox. After the glycol has evaporated and the waterlox is dry, the dyes won't re-dissolve under...

As far as color goes, if a driftwood gray is what you're looking for on oak, you have a lot of choices. The following works best on tannin rich white oak:

You could use an A/B bleach (sodium...

I would stay away from using measuring spoons when using dye powder. Different dyes, mixtures, and batches can be fluffier or denser than one another, so volume of powder can be misleading (think a...

Is it me, or does the Dewalt dw735 planer tend to burn through belts?

I've had mine for almost a year, it has always been used with a byrd shelix head, and I've just had my 3rd belt burn up. I do...

Joe, Lockwood's Ebony Black is a good way to turn even the lightest woods jet black. A pigmented stain over top isn't necessary, but can come in handy with very open pored woods like oak and ash...

Well i finally got the cutterhead out. What was unclear in the instructions was that it slides out the Other side of the planer (not the gearbox side.) The other side has a larger bearing and hole...

Mike, I've read over the instructions as I've gone, but am still confused. The knives and holding plates are off, but the rotating block itself is triangular as in the above pic. I also hAve the...

I've purchased a shelix head for the dewalt dw735 planer, and could use a few pointers from anyone whose installed one, or who has the planer and has ever replaced the main shaft/spindle that the...

This is probably overkill, but here is the whole finishing process:

- Dampen all wood surfaces to raise grain, let dry for a few hrs.

- Knock grain back with 120 grit, lightly, clean dust off
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I work for Lockwood, so I might be considered biased. I also love and make furniture, use the product whenever applicable, and highly recommend it as relatively inexpensive, and available in a huge...

Sapele takes analine dye quite well. Heres a photo of a sapele veneer dresser dyed with a combination of Lockwood's #22 Georgian Brown Mahogany and #41 Adam Brown Mahogany. A dilute washcoat of...