Recently I visited Maison de l'Outil (the house of tools) in Troyes, France. This is a museum containing tools from all trades, from coopering to butchering, and lots of woodworking tools. There...
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Recently I visited Maison de l'Outil (the house of tools) in Troyes, France. This is a museum containing tools from all trades, from coopering to butchering, and lots of woodworking tools. There...
I left my tool hangers unfinished as well. Made my tool cabinet out of sassafras, mainly because I got a good deal on the lumber. I did finish the shelves on which my hand planes are stored using...
Thanks for all of the advice! I placed the order for the Larry Williams DVD.
I have a round mallet that I made of Locust. It was from a downed branch in the woods. As I was turning it, I had my doubts on how it was going to work, but it has served me very well through a...
After several years of trying to piece together a half set of hollows and rounds, I have found that I have more rounds than hollows, some duplicates, and most are odd numbers. I am considering just...
Loaded up larger size pictures. The plane itself appears to be in good shape aside from the loose boxing. The iron hasn't been abused and still has a good, sharpenable edge. I really don't think...
Finally found the camera. Here are some better shots of the plane.
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I still haven't been able to find where my son put the camera to post better pictures, but it is a handled moving fillister plane. The depth stop on the side is brass and still works freely.
When I find the camera, I'll post some better photos. This one is a cell phone shot.
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Picked up a DR Barton moving fillister plane from a local antique tool dealer over the weekend. When I got it home, I noticed that the inlay (I'm not yet a plane expert - the hardwood that runs the...