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Pete Taran replied to a thread Stanley #48 T&G Questions in Neanderthal Haven

You should slide them both so they push up against the casting in the middle. Obviously, swung one way you use one cutter and cut the groove. Swung...

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07-19-2018, 1:04 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Restoring Stanley #3, Questions in Neanderthal Haven

Or take the path of least resistance and use the original adjustment knob as is. It doesn't look that bad to me. Still think it would be easier to...

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07-17-2018, 1:00 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Restoring Stanley #3, Questions in Neanderthal Haven

A better coarse of action is to turn a shaft you can mount the old knob on and reknurl it. If you've got the chops to turn a new knob, I'm sure that...

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07-10-2018, 9:01 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Apothecary chest - shaping the drawer fronts (1) in Neanderthal Haven

Derek, I wouldn't cover the sides, I'd just be happy with an 1/8 thick piece of veneer and then the dovetails. The kind of furniture we are...

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07-10-2018, 5:26 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Apothecary chest - shaping the drawer fronts (1) in Neanderthal Haven

Brian, I agree. The regrettable part is he could have used pine and sawed the fronts to match the curve, ditched the difficult angled dovetails...

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07-10-2018, 12:41 PM

Joe Bailey replied to a thread Darkening cast iron? in Off Topic Forum

Interestingly, this is one of the undesirable side-effects of soaking in citric acid -- a technique many use for rust removal. It imparts a...

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07-09-2018, 3:09 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Apothecary chest - shaping the drawer fronts (1) in Neanderthal Haven

Very nice Derek. Also pleased to see you are single handed in keeping Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing in business with your blue tape consumption!

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07-08-2018, 9:06 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Yard sale find... in Neanderthal Haven

Fwiw

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07-03-2018, 3:20 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Making one long board from two shorter ones... in Neanderthal Haven

Stan's posts are still up, but his profile is marked as "guest". Not sure what that means, but it likely is a way to leave a member's posts in place...

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07-03-2018, 2:36 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Update on the Apothecary Chest in Neanderthal Haven

Whoever made that saw clearly knew what they were doing! Elegant in form and function! To quote Will Gere in Jeremiah Johnson: "I saw it right...

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07-02-2018, 9:41 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Update on the Apothecary Chest in Neanderthal Haven

Kees, Not sure how the drawer fronts could look amateurish when they are hidden inside the case that they fit in. It's a moot point if Derek...

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07-02-2018, 3:29 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread FS: Porter Cable 890 Router set with Accessories in SawMill Creek Classifieds

Reduced to $175.

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07-02-2018, 2:57 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Update on the Apothecary Chest in Neanderthal Haven

Derek, While it has been interesting following the discussion about how you tackled the angled dovetails, it just occurred to me was it even...

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07-02-2018, 2:13 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Old-timey woodworky stuff in Gettysburg PA? in Neanderthal Haven

Chris, Forgo Gettysburg and head further East to Morgantown / Adamstown. Adamstown is essentially a big Antique Store. Dozens. There is one...

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06-29-2018, 12:40 PM

Pete Taran started a thread FS: Porter Cable 890 Router set with Accessories in SawMill Creek Classifieds

I have a very lightly used Porter Cable router kit. It has the normal base with micro adjust in addition to the plunge base. Comes with both 1/4...

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06-29-2018, 11:49 AM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Shop Made Saw Vise recommendations in Neanderthal Haven

It's an iphone thing. You have to open them up in editing software and then save them before they will display as intended. Not sure why. Nice...

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06-27-2018, 9:21 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Request for help/advice – what do you do when you have too much furniture? in Neanderthal Haven

Mike, A couple thoughts. Are there pieces that you have made that have bothered you? Perhaps you could make another copy, fixing the things that...

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06-24-2018, 12:27 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Fleam and Rake angle suggestions in Neanderthal Haven

I personally like 12 degrees on a crosscut saw, and 20 degrees of fleam is the magic number, Having said that, unless you are machine filing, there...

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06-21-2018, 4:39 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Wood Wrights Eclectic Work Shop in Neanderthal Haven

From back in the day....

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06-21-2018, 3:58 PM

Pete Taran replied to a thread Vintage Backsaw ID & Info in Neanderthal Haven

William Ashall, worked at 7 Whitmore Rd in London, 1890s.

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