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I use a 2-1/2" slick a surprising amount of the time now. When I saw an article on middle eastern craftsmen doing fine work with just a few crude tools (the slick was one of them) it made me wonder...

I haven't had any experience with Grobet files and will give those a try after reading Davids comment. For a long time I would only buy Nicholson or Simonds NOS files. I use most files up in a 6 mos...

I like that idea the best of any so far, Mike. Think I will just do that from now on. Thanks.

Your point is well taken Dan. I should have added that some of these conversations were chat/email, not just here. My trouble is, well here; the scenario:

Potential buyer:

"I will buy it if the...

OK So this happens again, and it makes me feel like a newbie. I listed an item, took offers from a number of people, accepted some of them in turn, with promises of immediate "put your money where...

Was On classifieds and noticed a thread started about a certain commercial entity that had unexpectedly started an (apparently significant) price reduction on some products. Was going to post...

I know this thread is about water stones, and I have a 4K and 12K set, but I do 90% of my sharpening, flattening, and honing on DMT monocrystaline Diamond plates.

These are the more expensive...

You make a very good point Jerome. I agree once an individual conversation over a purchase has begun, then that person has first dibs to a point. I remember a tool show where I waited patiently...

In my case I alerted the guy who made a firm offer with the fact I had other inquiries, and would like to close a deal quickly so I would know he was a serious buyer. The others had either wanted me...

Hi Derek & Dan,
Thanks for the quick reply. No reneging here. I simply responded to the first person with an "I'll buy it" telling them how to pay me, and then edited the original thread saying the...

To clarify, when I post something in the classified section, my current understanding of the "rules" is that the first 'creeker to contact me (by PM or reply to the thread) with an "I'll buy it"...

I tried my boss's coffin smoother yesterday (after a half hour of overhead time on the tormek taking the rust off the iron's bevel) and - after a light waxing of the bottom surface of the plane -...

BTW on a more serious note, we've been discussing FRICTION without bringing up ADHESION. My understanding is that Stanley produced many more corrugated jointers than they did smooth bottomed ones,...

Not if John Economaki gets there first! :D

Harry, You might want to consider nicknaming your helper "Wile E." (Coyote) if he's gonna carry an anvil around. 'Course that might get you named "Roadrunner" in return :cool:

Well, I got the Peter Wright (and a big box full of hardys -or hardies?) in the back of my Grand Caravan by myself, but neither the van's shocks or my back were too happy about that particular...

I keep mine under the bench unless I need it, which isn't all that often. So maybe " one you can lift" is a more appropriate phrase for my situation :D

A blacksmith buddy once said to me "never own an anvil you can't carry yourself - unless you have an apprentice to do it for you"

My father bought a Fisher 125 lb. at an antique shop in...

That's two tools of dubious usablility in under month or so James. I'm starting to get worried about the preminence of MY personal collection.:D

So coffin siding it isn't just a fashion statement? Wow... I've been in the dark for a long time. I refused to buy a coffin sided plane all this time because they wobble when lain on their sides...

Hi Ken, Sorry about that. Meant no offense here. Will do.

Lines were short in my district, but we had a 70% turnout.

Glad it's over with. Now Bob Vila and Sears (or whoever he pitches for now) can afford Air time again.

Back to the bench.....

BTW,...

You can, just don't use soap. It will corrode the screws. I rub the screws against an old candle then put them in, being careful not to over-pressure them when tightening that last turn (that dreaded...

If the shank holes are better than a one and a half the diameter of the screw shank I agree, no further widening should be necessary. Leaving the screws loose would bother me in that every time the...

One need only touch the tip of the screw to the grinding wheel. You have to remove oxidation anyway to get a new surface to acid test. This test eliminates that step.

Early screws are uniformly...