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Thomas,
I'm just north of Dallas, so I am dealing with the same humidity fluctuations. I think the dovetail would be fine. As for workbench finishes, I used the same BLO and mineral spirits mix,...

Bill,
One piece of advice that deserves repeating is to learn to sharpen. You can buy the best, most expensive plane out there and when it gets dull, it still won't work correctly. I'm not going to...

George,

Can you tell us a little about how you make something so small and intricate in steel? I have enough problems with wood! I would like to make a stamp for some tools that I have made but I...

John,

Here's another vote for make them out of O1. I bought some O1 from Online metals and make them as I need them. Doesn't take much to heat treat them. I have done it with a mapp gas torch and...

Congratulations. I know how proud you must be to see your son taking this huge leap forward in his career development. Best of luck to you and your son.

James

Ron,

Here is a sketchup shot of a rabbeting block plane that I am making. I'm not the greatest at sketchup, but it really helps in getting the angles right and visualizing the final result. It has...

Michael,

I would recommend you search for Christopher Schwartz's "Coarse, medium, fine" for the question on squaring up your stock. He does the best job explaining I've seen. Unfortunately, one...

Thanks for all the input.

Jim, the 80 and 90 were where the thought started. I have switched the skew angle. It makes sense to have the leading edge of the iron score the edge of the wood to...

Hi Creekers,

I am in the process of designing a shopmade skewed rabbeting block plane. Think of it like an infill Stanley 140 with rabbeting capability on both sides, or like the LN rabbet block...

I use a brass wire brush chucked in my drill press. My only word of caution would be to keep a firm grip and wear safety glasses when cleaning the small parts. Don't ask me how I know this.:rolleyes:...

+1 on the Wow. That is an awesome looking bench Carlos. You've given me a bad case of bench envy! I love the contrast between the ash and walnut.

James

Dave,
That looks uncommonly like one of those stair masters. I should show my wife. "See honey, we can cancel the gym membership, buy more tools and wood, you can work out, and I'll guide the wood...

Please count me in.
James

Please count me in.

James

Well I am happy to report that I now have a twin screw wood screw vise. It did take a couple of attempts to get it right, but with some great advice from Robert Rozaieski I sorted it out. Thanks, Bob...

Dan,

+1 to what Jim posted. If you know how to sharpen, the older Stanley models are not that hard to fettle into excellent performers. If you go this route, your money will go much further. Then...

Welcome to the Creek. Your progression down the slope sounds oddly familiar to me.:rolleyes: You will definitely get a lot of great information from these guys and gals. I'm just a newbie to the all...

That has got to be the best tag line ever.

James

Wow, I go to work for a day, come home, and what a wealth of information is waiting. First off, I'm not as concerned about the economy of this, as much as I am about the idea itself. From a project...

Dave,

I belong in the treasure the old tools camp. Many of my tools were handed down to me, and many (most) were not top of the line tools in their day. With that being said, however, I know from...

Please count me in. Great prize!

James

I know that many will tell me that it would be easier to buy a vise, or at least a kit. I am sure it would be, but has anyone else wanted to create their own bench hardware? I would like to make a...

Carlos,

I am just up the road from you in Allen. I will be looking to start a bench project later this year, once I knock out all the honey-do projects. Please keep us informed as to your...

Ron,
Wow. You weren't kidding. Me looking at that site is like the proverbial kid in the candy store. Curiouser and curiouser...

James

Johnny,
I've attempted to use the engine paint that you suggested on your site. However my abilities with any kind of spray on finish are horribly limited. I'm just not good at it. Runs, drips, and...