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Nice work, Jim! Do you have a thread of the cabinet build? I remember the potting bench thread which was quite good and eye opening to bulk production with hand tools.
If anyone would like to try...

For those looking: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?41381-LATE-1700-S-APPRENTICE-JOURNAL-(revised-9-17-06)
RIP good sir

Nicely done!

What does the hardware look like? Looking incredible so far!

For the really small/bizarre/rarely needed items I scribble a note on painter tape to stick to the box/drawer I put it in. Hinges and things like expansion bits and reamers etc....

That's the idea! Try a coffin or the horned (both double irons) for giggles. See which you do/don't like and why to make the best decision for your needs moving forward.

Could easilly blast the daylight out of you!

Might be best to stick to O2 and some cooking oil for us backyard smiths!

I have 1 and didn't list jointers because they don't fit in standard USPS boxes. I'll post some pics and details if you want since shipping to Atlanta would be cheap.

I do and can arrange a model! I didn't list jointers because there's only 1 and it doesn't fit in a standard USPS box.

I forgot to link to the page like a dummy but https://bvtoolworks.wordpress.com/the-library/ you can see the profiles measured against a grid to give you a better idea.

The unplugged community is very generous with time and effort to new people and I welcome the opportunity to pay it forward.

After sitting for nearly 60 years you could shave with any of those irons. I haven't used them much but have never had to touch them up either for that matter.

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This is from one of the few pairs I've seen with original
latching irons. They match exactly at this point and will not
move.
hope it helps!

I'm not a woodie snob and certainly don't mean to come across that way -- they're just easier to ship and cheaper to acquire. I get loads of them and fix up what can be saved for others to use.
When...

I hope to make some half that nice one day!
Absolutlely beautiful and functional

I've been mulling this idea over for a year and today I'm kicking it off!

The concept is pretty straightforward -- borrow any plane you want for any reason you want. Return it when done or within...

If the handle had a screw, odds are it was added when the handle became loose at some point and screwed in by an owner in a pinch. Check the fit of the handle and hide glue it back in. The irons for...

I got myself good sawing a big limb on our ancient fig tree that broke during a storm. Was chit chatting with the Mrs until that saw bit right through the thumbnail and beyond.

She didn't like the sapele re-design so I used some oak saved from church pews after a fire.

Thanks for the responses gents, this place keeps me sane during election years!

TheMrs showed me this and asked for one. So I found a small beautiful scrap of sapele, shaped and molded it. But it's not like the one she online. So back to the shed I go and make the same one as...

I love my Millers Falls planes. My .02 would be to put it to use!

Before doing a repair sharpen it up and work at a skewed angle, I bet you'll have some fun.
I have some of my great grandfather's tools of around that period and I've found that the guys who made a...

I have a couple of extra thumbscrews for the hold downs and doodads and a working but ugly same model. Let me know if you need better pics of what/where things go. If your guy is good enough to...

I picked up his DVD at a local L-N handtool event. It's a good video, lots of tips and tricks and pitfall avoiding advice. As mentioned, Ron Bontz sells parts, even a kit of sorts for Bianci...

Thanks for the wisdom George, especially about NOT accidentally making a pipe bomb!! I'll do
some research into No Scale since my forge is a small brake drum for plane irons and smallish objects. ...