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I made this saw a number of years ago and now I would like to remove the bluing on the plate. Does anyone know how this might be done? 308016

One thing that I do not think was mentioned was to wet the offending grain. This has worked many times for me. Also, A toothing plane is a wonderful resource for this type of grain and also the end...

I often need rusty screws to go w/the rusty hinge look. Muratic acid will rust it in about 3 min. Any longer and you will not have a cotter pin left. I usually do 50 screws and wait no more than 5...

I purchased one when they first showed them at AWFS in California an age ago. I made a large number of shutter slats 3-4 hundred and the mount did not change a thing. So, no problem

I have money in paypal, but because LV does not accept PP, I have kept my money. Too bad too because I really wanted the shoot plane. I used one at a school in January and I feel that I really NEED...

I purchased a baby bottle warmer that is more accurate than the crock pot that I had. I went to the depot and purchased a copper end cap. You can buy different sizes of caps depending on the size of...

The loose tenon and the biscuit are not the same animal. The biscuit would be ok for non structural and the loose tenon is structural.

When I taught school, I had a 16" cresant. What a beautiful machine! However, the kids were so intimidated by it that it was seldom used. Too bad that I was unable to pick that up when it went to...

There is a good description of the double blind dovetail in Frank Klause's book. I just made the DBDT and made the tails first. The marking went fine but I was challenged with making the miter tight....

I see a series of stars on a few of the posts. I am unable to discern what they are for.
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Time to get your #7, #3 and scraper out. Plane the piece to 1/16" proud then finish with the hand planes. I do this as standard fair as I do not want any mill marks on the finished piece. It really...

I salvaged my workbench tops from the school that taught when they re-built the school. The tops were bolted together w/through bolts and not glued. I believe that is a common way to make wide...

I too, have grown bored with red oak. I love QSWO and have used it now for many of my personal and professionally made projects. I really love the flakes that pop when the wood is finished. I have...

Brian, I have a 14" PM and it is a good saw. It does NOT re-saw very well. I have kept it, but I also just recently purchased the 14"SUV from Laguna dedicated to re-sawing. I have used the Laguna...

Rick, Nice table and design. I do a fair amount of veneer work and might I suggest losing the sandpaper and only using a card scraper? I believe that you will be less likely to burn through. If I use...

$200 bucks for a plane that cuts like the LV and LN is NOT much to spend. Now if it were a $2000 dollar infill I might expect more. The tools are cheap for the quality of tool. I could not be happier.

I don't want to hijack this, but Derek do you use magnets to assist in holding the saw to the jig?

You have done a superb job. I do not find anything but frustration when it comes to making my own tools or re-furbishing them. I am certainly glad that there are folks like you that do such a good...

A drift punch will NOT do the same job as a tapered and oval shaped draw bore pin. Well worth the 100.

What did you do for the Japanning?

I received a phone call from a young person claiming that my magazine subscription could possibly be the target of a scam. I was told that if others asked for my renewal information that I was not...

I personally own the 719 and when I taught I had two in the shop. Being high school student proof was proof enough for me to purchase my own. If you only plan on using the machine infrequently, then...

I need to spray these six dragons that I cut on my scroll saw but essentially they are finished. They are cut using a pattern glued onto the Mahogany, sanded, sculpted some and then dipped in sodium...

I have used both the triangle and round burnishers but I actually have not cared for either one. A friend of mine made me a burnisher from solid carbide. That thing is awesome!!! Used up-cut spirals...

I have used horse stall mats at the jointer and the planer. IMHO they do not get slippery. I have used the interlocking mats at the workbench but every time I use the #5 and #6 to plane, the stupid...