The price will vary based on the model, condition, completeness, original/clone, location, demand, buyer, seller, etc, etc. Pattern Makers vises are often missing parts by the time they end up for...
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The price will vary based on the model, condition, completeness, original/clone, location, demand, buyer, seller, etc, etc. Pattern Makers vises are often missing parts by the time they end up for...
Mark Conley put together an info site for saw sets.
The Saw Set Collector's Resource.
You can also get a very consistent fixed groove for drawer bottoms by using a Stanley #48 or the LN Tongue and Groove plane. For a zero cost method I would suggest using a scrap of hardwood to make a...
The cutter that came with the #112 was around 70 thousandths thick if I recall correctly. The Lie-Nielsen #112 cutter is 125 thousandths (1/8") thick and performs much better. The Ron Hock #112...
That is a fairly old technique used to stabilize panels. It is usually referred to as a dovetail key and applied to the hidden side of the work.
Modern Practical Joinery By George Ellis...
Spirit Level vials were indeed set in Plaster of Paris (Gypsum). It is well documented:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 etc etc...
You can run a marking gauge along all 4 edges of the boards (reference off the planed face) and then flip the board and plane the opposite side down to the gauge line. Obviously you set the marking...
I believe Bill was recycling a broken tool, which many of us do. Cutting up busted saws for new projects is a long standing tradition. I think I have over a hundred (~$1) pre-1930 saws in the closet...
He is asking about the plane Bill Carter made from the brass back of a saw. More pics here.
If you want a basic answer, the folded type brass back saws usually use something close to 1/8" brass...
Some additional information about the above listed 751,671 Bayley plane.
Lee Valley has a short article about the plane in their newsletter.
Bill Monroe has a nice website for his hobby foundry...
A core box plane is used to cut the recess shapes in a core box. This is almost exclusive to patternmaking for foundry work so the planes are not very common. The core box is used to mold the...
Wolfgang,
Your website is so awesome! I spent way too many hours looking at all the pictures and links last night. It is great to see such a comprehensive collection of information from a tool...
Der Hobel, Zeitschrift für die Lehrlinge des Holzgewerbe (The plane, magazine for the apprentices wood trades)
Giving many of the words you would need to text search info on German plane design.
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A few more:
Scratch Stock - Tom Caspar
Duplicating Short Moulding Sections - Gordon Brock
Picture Frames You Can Make with Hand Tools - Popular Science
Neatsfoot Oil
Some Resources:
Scratch-Stock Moldings - Peter Follansbee
How to Make a Scratch Stock - Garret Hack (Video)
Beading with a Scratch Stock - Ernie Conover
Sliding-head Scratch Stock - Geoffrey...
Now might be a good time to buy a copy of Garret Hack's video "Beading with a Scratch Stock". You can certainly make that profile with a home made scratch stock assuming you rip the main face angle...
You can usually just flip the frog over and knock the pin out with a machinist punch (if the bottom is not also enlarged). If you do it gently, with the frog well supported, then you can usually get...
A quick Google search turns up a lot of guides. I don't have time to go through them all at the moment, but these look promising:
Handle Repairing
Making Totes
Hand Planes #3
Handle...
I was under the impression that Permaloid was clear by default. Stanley made butt chisels with yellow Permaloid handles. Stanloid must be the dumbest word ever invented.
It is quite possible that...
It's a #34 Jointer Plane - Patrick's Blood and Gore has a write up. Also here
72,443 is the patent.
If you are worried about your ability to drill plumb holes in the field of your bench with a hand drill then there is a really easy way to do this. Seeing how you have a small drill press, just...
The Evaporust website has a FAQ that addresses this question.
Forgot to mention that you can also get a drill adapter for the No. 41 that will allow you to use modern twist bits. Stanley was still making replacement bits for the No. 41 as late as the 1980's. A...
Garrett Wade sells a reproduction Yankee push drill. They have an 8-bit set available that is supposedly compatible with the original Yankee pattern. Several of the customer reviews claim they bought...