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Thread: All you might want to know about sole "flatness"
Post: RE: All you might want to know about sole "flatnes...
bandit571 Wrote: (03-22-2024, 11:40 AM)
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"Very Pretty, sir! But, can it cut?" to paraphrase a quote from the "Dirty Dozen"
One can polish up a butter knife to a mirror-like shine..and it still... |
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Thread: All you might want to know about sole "flatness"
Post: RE: All you might want to know about sole "flatnes...
There are possibly(?) internal stresses that can warp cast iron over a long period of time. Heat, especially if unevenly applied can warp. Happens once in a while with cast iron pans. I suppose its ... |
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03-19-2024, 10:42 PM |
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Thread: Handsaw for Smaller Splits
Post: RE: Handsaw for Smaller Splits
EricU Wrote: (03-19-2024, 05:37 PM)
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What makes a saw not-resharpenable? I just heard of a saw where the maker intends for you to replace the blade fairly regularly.
I have some cheap crosscut saw... |
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03-19-2024, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Cute router plane from Aliexpress
Post: RE: Cute router plane from Aliexpress
Bencuri Wrote: (03-12-2024, 05:42 PM)
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Theoretically it is possible, but given the situation that the screw came loose already at normal use, I'd worry about the thread becoming completely loose on... |
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Thread: Cute router plane from Aliexpress
Post: RE: Cute router plane from Aliexpress
Bencuri Wrote: (03-11-2024, 04:09 PM)
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there may be need for adding screw locking glue to it, or do something to fix it there permanently.
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:yes:
You probably know this already- Use the Blue... |
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03-11-2024, 09:46 PM |
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Thread: Home made plane better than Stanley
Post: RE: Home made plane better than Stanley
Awesome!
Looking forward to reading your article!
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03-11-2024, 09:34 PM |
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Thread: Bedrock 608
Post: RE: Bedrock 608
tablesawtom Wrote: (02-24-2024, 05:17 PM)
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I bought a Bedrock 608 flat side at an Auction recently and so far I have disassembled it and stripped the body. The frog is next to be stripped and I hav... |
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03-03-2024, 09:46 AM |
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Thread: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Post: RE: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Just to update....
I bought a can of Zinsser spray shellac. I sprayed a few very light coats over the boxes, trying not to overdo it so as to cause the "decals" to lift. I was *mostly* successful... |
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02-22-2024, 10:49 AM |
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Thread: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Post: RE: Finally! Combination plane storage.
TheCabinetmaker Wrote: (02-21-2024, 12:44 AM)
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Those look great! I wonder if you were to shellac over the labels do you think that wood protect them?
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Maybe if sprayed on…. I’ll pick up a Zinss... |
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02-21-2024, 07:08 AM |
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Thread: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Post: RE: Finally! Combination plane storage.
grwold Wrote: (02-20-2024, 08:38 PM)
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I've started the timer. I'll check back!
In the mean time, please don't be surprised if, somewhere in there, I post photos of a copy of your design. The c... |
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02-20-2024, 11:37 PM |
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Thread: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Post: RE: Finally! Combination plane storage.
grwold Wrote: (02-20-2024, 05:46 PM)
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Those look really nice. Did you put any organizers on the insides, to hold parts in position?
I bet the decals will stay in place nicely with one or two mo... |
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02-20-2024, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Post: Finally! Combination plane storage.
Decades(!) of owning these things without having proper storage. Finally, while looking through what I want to sell off, I spied some extra red oak I had on hand and decided I'd make proper boxes for... |
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02-20-2024, 04:39 PM |
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Thread: Is there any woodworking you can make money at?
Post: RE: Is there any woodworking you can make money at...
nosoup4u Wrote: (02-09-2024, 02:09 PM)
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… is there anything that actually pays?
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It depends on how deep you want to go into it.
In a word…. “No”.
In two words…. “It depends”.
In four words…... |
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02-17-2024, 12:07 AM |
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Thread: Shooting board questions
Post: RE: Shooting board questions
I can’t speak to if there is a reason for that - I have never owned one of Rob’s shooting boards and just don’t know, maybe someone here has. I very much doubt it is a ‘prototype‘. I do know Rob cus... |
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02-15-2024, 03:00 AM |
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Thread: Using a dovetail saw
Post: RE: Using a dovetail saw
Steve Hamlin Wrote: (10-15-2023, 05:39 PM)
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Many, many moons ago, David Jeske (I think) introduced a two-handled western dovetail saw... a most peculiar beast, held like a black hat with two pistol... |
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10-15-2023, 09:58 PM |
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Thread: Widest plane blade
Post: RE: Widest plane blade
iclark Wrote: (10-12-2023, 04:48 PM)
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Holding thin pieces of maple while you taper them with a plane could be problematic.
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I’ve used double sided tape for this…. I think I’ve also tried hot gl... |
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10-12-2023, 10:05 PM |
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Thread: Garage sale find - what is it?
Post: RE: Garage sale find - what is it?
I recognized it from my own:
https://norsewoodsmith.com/files/temp//styles/medium/public/photos/image_1/IMG_1222.jpeg?itok=bvyyiN4g
Stew Mac sold these for years. There is a similar one still o... |
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09-19-2023, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: Garage sale find - what is it?
Post: RE: Garage sale find - what is it?
It’s a “fret” file, for rounding / shaping frets on a guitar or similar stringed instrument. See:
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-fretting/shaping-and-cro... |
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09-18-2023, 02:55 AM |
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Thread: Lee Valley and Lie-Nielsen
Post: RE: Lee Valley and Lie-Nielsen
Sounds like the Lie-Nielsen bronze is still a ways out, but they are working on "a solution"...
Here's the statement on their website (https://www.lie-nielsen.com/pages/tool-availability)
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05-12-2023, 01:01 PM |
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Thread: one lawyer saw
Post: RE: one lawyer saw
Pedder, that is stunning. You are incredibly talented... |
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