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My son is stationed in Korea. He sent me a new Japanese style plane last Christmas. It works well, but after using western planes for so many years it is easier to work with the ones that have worked...

Funny how age has a way of covering scars. The only scars of mine left by knives are from a Doctor's knife.

I had a knife scar I can no longer find from when I was 3 or 4. It was a knife one of my...

I live south of the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula. It rains a lot up here, though we my only get about 45" a year in SW Washington.

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One time when talking to my father about how things were when he became of "working age" he told me most people when he was young worked in multiple trades due to work being more seasonal back in the...

There was a major change to the main section in about 1910 or 11. My best guess is if you buy a sliding section (skate) from a later plane (the ones with STANLEY cast into the bridge) it will line up...

My grass is never watered intentionally. The sky does that.

After first moving up here talked to someone about them mowing right after it had rained. Mentioned that in California everything on...

It is possible that it will fit, but it does look like it is from an earlier plane.

Here is an old post on how the part may not align properly. > https://sawmillcreek.org//showthread.php?196347
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Thanks for the clarity on that detail Eric.

jtk

Interesting, who would have thought of there being so much variation in a saw one doesn't often see?

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It may also be the second screw in the handle is a replacement. On the Bishop saw the second screw is just a stud to keep the back from wiggling up and down. On Derek's example it may actually be...

At one time one of my coworkers insisted 12 Noon should be 12 AM. Knowing him, he likely missed a job interview because someone told him to be there at 12 PM.

My explanation to him was that since...

Your even older if you used these:

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Somewhere out in the shop there are some for 127 &120 format film.

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This is where different jurisdictional law and state law comes into play. Some states have laws about dividing the cost of a fence on a property line.

From the state of Washington:


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That plane's so bright I'd have to wear shades. :D

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From what shows up in searches it appears many jurisdictions restrict fences to six feet tall.

There is also restrictions one what are called "spite fences." This actually can include hedges and...

It looks very much like a Bishop #10.

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It is good for cutting dovetails.

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The back can be set for depth of cut to make things a little easier.

Where?

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One thing to consider when making a fence is how to make both sides the good side.

Back in the 1950s a fence between my folks property and the neighbor's used panels with the top and bottom 2X4s...

Good side out and distance off the property line may or may not be in city codes. Good side might depend on the person. For me, having the rails on my side made for places to set or hang flower pots...

You are not alone in this.

My trouble is setting them aside and then finding them years later and trying to figure for what purpose it was made.

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Except in this thread, my current practice is to work on my own use of language and not chastise others for any alleged faux pas.

Though it sometimes amuses me to see our friends in other English...

The exceptions to the rules confuse some folks. The possessive its has no apostrophe the contraction it's does.

My own rule for verbs vs nouns (as in affect vs effect) is based on alphabetical...

The ladder is working like one plate of a capacitor. With AC, a capacitor may act like a resistor.

The other plate of the capacitor is the ground. My father showed me this principle many years...

In a recent rereading of my typing this error was caught and corrected. It made me think of making a graphic device for remembering the difference between words that sound alike yet have very...

These will sometimes get me to check through different means, just to make sure nothing has been hacked. Never use any links provided in the email.

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