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Same story with me re: sharpening gadgets before learning to do it by hand with a few stones. Sold most but still have a Tormek, with all its pricey jigs and jags. Hasn't been turned on in years.
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Patrick,
You've hit a rich vein with this group. Any chisel discussion around here is much more than a "sub-category". Heck, it could have its own forum!

- I've always sworn by my LN chisels....

Mike, I almost bought the ECE dovetail plane - it has some good reviews - but Derek's article prompted me to give this a try. I'm not ready to make planes from scratch but this was a good intro to...

Thanks for that, Steve, as well as the link. I always forget the obvious - just google a search, no matter how obscure. A double iron sounds like a good challenge.

I had an old wooden skewed rabbet plane and, taking a cue from Derek Cohen's excellent write-up, decided to convert it into a dovetail plane. As in his example, this was a 1 1/2" rabbet plane which I...

I'm with Joe.

I settled on my own sharpening method and Shaptons were my 'aha' moment. Low maintenance, easy use and very effective. No soaking, just sharpening. I keep hearing about the 15,000...

Steve, I admire your skills. It's a really handsome piece - great form and crisp as can be!!

Andrew, you also don't need any adhesive to keep sandpaper down to a granite block. Spray water on the (clean) granite, lay the paper, then another spray on that. It may move at first but once it...

I have the Shaptons and they work really well for me. If something needs a lot of flattening, 220 wet/dry sandpaper on granite. Coarser if something is really bent out of shape. From the 220, I can...

Thanks for that, George. I've had this lignum around for a long time - might as well put it to use. I was also wondering if it would make good boxing.

?Lignum vitae as a new sole for an old, wooden rabbet plane?
As I lead up to the task of making some woodies, I'm rehabbing an old one. It's in good overall shape but the base could be cleaned up. I...

Well, you can always use it for parts...the screw for the lever cap might be useful for something.

Beautiful work! I would love to see some other views if they can be unearthed from your files. The form and detailing are classic; the finish, museum quality. The pictures of your projects are more...

Great info - thanks all. I have a very old Dremel that I bought in,,, let's see,,, 1975? That was back in my youthful, wood airplane model days. Perhaps a flexible shaft could be fitted to my...

​I've been watching Larry Williams' DVD on sharpening moulding plane irons. Terrific info and I'd like to put his suggestions to use with my collection of hollows and rounds. He uses a flex shaft...

+1, Sean. This is a testament to a company whose products we as woodworkers respect and another good reason to give them our support and our business. This isn't an opening for a discussion on world...

This is all encouraging. In the past I've always used electrolysis for de-rusting. This was my first stab using Citric Acid and after seeing the result I was ready to pack it in. Now that I've read...

Interesting to hear. I hadn't thought that the stuff was THAT caustic. When it went in the exterior sides seemed to be in good shape. You wouldn't have know that there was pitting hiding underneath...

Now I know why they call it citric ACID...

Too long in citric acid and metal gets eaten away. In the process of restoring this Stanley, I forgot to take the plane bed out of its citric bath...

All these rhapsodies about the LV plow. I HAVE an old Stanley 50 that does fine. Why on earth would I need the LV? But now the free shipping. And the peer pressure. I've clicked on 'buy' at least...

Another vote for Shaptons.
I use 320 wet sandpaper to get an edge (if needed) then go to the 1K, 4K, 8K Shaptons to get sharp. I don't have a lot of time for woodworking and found the maintenance...

I was passing by an antique store and this trunk caught my eye. What I at first thought was marquetry was actually joinery at each of the corners. What a bit of work this was. The trunk was listed as...

There's more education at SMC than any magazine or book could ever offer. I had an online subscription with FWW for a few years and realized later on that I never, ever used it. Unlike any...

Tony, I'm guessing that means you're right handed...
Even Mr. Anderson sounded pleased with it when I called to thank him. All his tools are marvels.

This miter plane by Wayne Anderson.
After arriving on my doorstep, it was months before I stopped looking at it and actually started using the thing.
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