John - I was thinking the "28" was nominal. My saw is real close to 26" along the teeth and 27+" along the spine. Even in the good ol' days, the sales department must have gotten the idea to inflate...
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John - I was thinking the "28" was nominal. My saw is real close to 26" along the teeth and 27+" along the spine. Even in the good ol' days, the sales department must have gotten the idea to inflate...
I just picked up this miter (mitre?) box from my father-in-law. It belonged to his grandfather and probably hasn't been used for 40 years. It has no label and at least one item has been broken and...
At some point the search for a thinner shaving must become academic. Imagine, if you will, a plane that takes off 1/16" of an inch and leaves a surface that is ready to be finished. Wouldn't that...
Hardwick's Hardware in Seattle is one of the best I have ever been to. It has a lot of Neander offerings and everything is jam-packed onto shelves and displays in a way that makes you take your time...
But they do have doug fir 2x material, I think the Duluth Home Depot had 2x8's up through 2x12. I spent the weekend ripping 2x12's into 2x4's then planing them for my upcoming bench.
Clark
It's not without reason that beech lumber is hard to find. Look up beech bark disease. No amount of desire from handtool makers will revive the tree, look to Europe for quality beech lumber.
Also,...
In the dry, hot western states homeowners will often use a swamp cooler instead of AC. They can look a lot like a window AC unit and any one from the east would assume that is what they are. I guess,...
Thanks for the all the observations! I am amazed at how many things you pick up on that I, with the plane in hand, completely miss.
I hadn't thought of a scrub plane at all and that certainly...
I've enjoyed lurking on this forum for the last year or two and have certainly learned a lot. Hopefully this thread can start sharing some of that knowledge.
Just yesterday I found a unique plane...