Some months back either PWW or FWW had an article on making dedicated grooving planes. I made a rt hand and a lt hand with 1/4" iron to cut a groove 1/4" from the edge and a 1/4" deep... they are...
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Some months back either PWW or FWW had an article on making dedicated grooving planes. I made a rt hand and a lt hand with 1/4" iron to cut a groove 1/4" from the edge and a 1/4" deep... they are...
Almost any fair sized city will have an industrial chemical supply house, Most of them will carry citric acid in bulk. I buy my CA from a place called Brainerd chemical. I get an 8 pound bucket for...
Let's see, 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" mortice chisels.
3/16", 1/4", 3/4" BE socket (750's)but I'm keeping both sets I have!!
1/4", 3/4", & 1 1/2" sq. side paring chisels...harlequin set of old...
I started as a mixed woodworker when I was in High School, my tools were neander but sometimes I got to use the power tools in my fathers shop (owned by his employer).
Then spent years building a...
David,
Try a piece of 1/4" plywood screwed to the bottom of your router, that's why the Stanley's and Millers' have screw holes in the base!
I came into the market before Mike Wenzloff started making saws but after the first round of cottage industry saws (Independence Tools, I believe). Bought a set of Pax saws and was sorely...
I would check around your local area, with other woodworkers, Woodcraft (if you have one), etc.; by doing a little homework I found two different people locally who sharpen saws. Not only is it much...
I would agree with those favoring more than one bench; my workbench is 28" x 8', I have a torsion box assembly table that is approx 4' x 6.5' and then I have a large tablesaw with outfeed and side...
I used a spring that came out of a manual staple gun. The smaller size of Bostich, it was the long spring which applies pressure to the "magazine". Just cut to length...wasn't a perfect match but...
I'm an "old tool" guy....so let me recommend the chisel that is copied by LN, the Stanley 750. Price is one reason, quality is another, comfort , balance, edge retention, all those reasons add up to...
Matthew,
Let's see if I lived in say, Israel...I think I'd use a piece of olivewood!!! I've never had any but I've seen it at Woodcraft, and I think it would fit the bill nicely. Another...
Matthew,
I turned a 3/4" x 3/4" x 12" Ebony turning blank from Woodcraft into a 3/4" round dowel 12" long on the lathe which made 16 3/4" od x 3/4" long strike buttons which I used in the kingwood...
Most Chemical supply houses (one of the locals here is Brainard Chemical Co. in the Yellow pages under Chemicals) have citric acid in bulk quantities. It took me two calls to find someone who had...
My vote would be for the 358; if you get one in good shape they are a most excellent tool with adjustability, ruggedness, and accuracy. Make sure it is as complete as possible, and that you get the...
When I built my bench I wanted what was essentially a twinscrew vise so I could have very long jaws. Without spending the bucks for a true twinscrew mechanism. So I built the vise on the side of my...
" For that matter, am I overlooking some other alternative? " Build your own...A couple hours and you get what you want,230102 not what someone else thinks you need. And you get to keep your money...
I use C/A almost exclusively for derusting. Several yrs. experience boiled down to cheapest/easiest least problems (for me) YMMV. I found that I can buy my C/A from a local industrial chemical...
Mine is a cheap version of horizontal racks...made of 2x4's. Actually, studs as they are the cheapest way to buy 2x4's.229361
I will agree with the premiss that you rarely use the side handle, but they balance the look of your drill. So I suggest that you make a few...simple easy project and once you have a few you won't...
Another overlooked option is a Stanley #50. I paid $35 for mine with both sets of blades (grooving and beading) and I prefer it by leaps and bounds over a #45. Not a real popular plane as compared to...
I made the matched pair from the FWW article; 1/4" groove, 1/4" deep. 1/4" in from the edge. Made blades from a #4 Stanley blade, by cutting the outside edge off each side with a Dremmel and a...
If he is the same Paul Sellers...He should know what he's talking about...he served a 7 yr. apprenticeship (I believe is what he said) in England. He is or was the MasterCraftsman at Homestead...
Zahid,
I made mine from a #4 Stanley blade; cut to width with a Dremel and cut-off wheel. A little light grinding to clean-up, being careful about color (heat) near the cutting edge. Simple and...
Here ya go...225810225811225812A pair of drawer bottom (ala PWW)planes and a couple of low angle planes, the big one is #4 size the little one the size of a block plane. The machine bolt has been...
Michael,
Make two v-shaped blocks; one long and deep enough to support your dowel and another that will lay in the first block with a v that will support the drill bit and center it in your...