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The spyderco UF stones are about 3 micron..Thats according to Sal the companys founder..

I come from a a family of woodworkers, mostly green woodworkers making Appalachian style furniture but I have most of our family tools. Not one of the plane iron or drawknife had the back...

That was a right nice of you:D you know there was a woodjoy deluxe big spokeshave on ebay at the same time and had watched it the entire time..I was ready to throwdown for that one and the seller...

Just thought id pass this along. Im a spokeshave junkie like a lot of you guys are plane junkies..I picked up a daves shave spokeshave a couple weeks ago off the bay'.Its used but in great condition...

WOW, just WOW!.............Anyway another market that has fallen victem to collectors fever is blacksmith tools..A decent anvil is outrageous on ebay now..Hammers like old champions may as well be...

Supply and demand I suppose..GB axes have been in short supply this year..I watched an axe that retails for $139 sell for $188 the other day..I see veritas and LN tools used sell for 95%+ of their...

Problem with the nicholsons now is the quality control of the heat treat down south..They are still made from the same steel they were 50 years ago according to the head engineer(I have the specs...

Thanks, I appreciate it.

First off Im a sucker for spokeshaves..Always have been(grew up making chair rounds)..Im wanting to try a veritas low angle but to be honest Ive read so many posts and reviews about its problem with...

Got a pretty good deal on a couple woodies that I rehabbed today..A brass sole old style and a nice Stanley 84..Particularly proud of the 84 as I got it for $21:D I think I paid about $10 for the...

That's true, 3v is not easy to sharpen on regular materials..Its very abrasion resistant.

I see a lot of grey area it seems in the woodworking tool world were tools are concerned..One company copies(yes they have improved it some but they still used a pre existing design regardless) one...

Ive dealt in steel for a long time..Ive learned to take hearsay and advertisement with a skeptical eye..Thats just the way it is..So many things to consider when you see an edge...

even on Ebay their tools go for 90% of the original price often or more..Not saying that's a bad thing but I would not hold my breath on finding a screaming deal on a Boggs spoke shave or a low angle...

Well my wife took over the business side out he shop sevreal years back. Laminated tools and traditional welded construction has been kind of a specialty of ours..We have coal and gas both..Most of...

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No I meant thicker but it is marginal at best..A few thou at most..Just left over from the forging..You would not know its thicker just by looking at it..The iron is a bit longer than the...

50°, thanks that's what Ive been reading too
..I make my own irons and don't want to fool with a chip breaker. Im using oak for the body, not sure about the sole..I was thinking about desert...

Playing with a krenov style plane..The iron is appx .215 thick behind the bevel slightly thicker at top end. Laminated wrought iron and O1 edge..I planned on bedding it at 45° but have been reading...

Are you sure, its says "Arriving soon" in the normally ships time box..maybe Im reading it worng.

Just curious, is LN still making the Stanley 81 razor shave copy? Seems its not in stock anywere but one place has the blades :confused: Im more thinking of buying the Lee Valley spokeshave kit but...

I used a couple of thermal Dynamics plasma cutters for a long time with zero problems..I mean a lot,3-4 hours solid cutting a day every day on some big projects..good machines..There is also miller...

I enjoy rebuilding old tools..All of our blacksmith tools(other than those we made ourselves) are usually north of 100 years old..The youngest is one of our anvils. A 205 pound fisher made in...

The small amount of vanadium in O1 allows it a fine grain. About 0.27-0.30%. A2 has about the same amount(about 0.25%) and both have the same amount of carbon (1.0%) but the addition of so much...

Thanks guys, already have the blade made and ground just need to heat treat it now..My wife has the kiln tied up doing her thing but Ill get it done tomorrow..Ill post a pic of it when its done.

Hi, making a new plane iron..I know the iron is 1 1/4" wide (originally 1/8" thick but am going thicker than that)..Does anyone happen to know the appx length? Also if Im not mistaken its a 3"...