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  0 Thread: WTB Fine Woodworking Voilume 2, No. 1
Post: WTB Fine Woodworking Voilume 2, No. 1
I'm looking for Fine Woodworking, Summer 1977, Vol. 2 No.1 in good condition. There is one for sale currently on ebay for $5.99 + $8.95 shipping. Seems a bit high to mail a magazine. Anyway I have ...
 HomerLee Tool Swap N' Sell 1 1,394 02-03-2019, 11:15 PM
  0 Thread: Best Miter Saw
Post: RE: Best Miter Saw
I have the Milwaukee 12" sliding miter saw and supplement with a home made shooting board with a Veritas bevel up jack plane. The combo can't be beat for accuracy. Miter saws can be a real pain to adj...
 HomerLee Woodworking Power Tools 23 9,018 01-18-2019, 11:21 PM
  0 Thread: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
Post: RE: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
Gary G™ Wrote: (12-24-2018, 10:29 AM) -- https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/11/01/the-versatile-huntboard -- Thank you Gary!
 HomerLee Woodworking 14 6,947 12-24-2018, 02:42 PM
  0 Thread: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
Post: RE: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions! The material is 3/4" thick and has been planned smooth. I will wipe with some paint thinner and see what it looks like.  I have considerable quilted maple ...
 HomerLee Woodworking 14 6,947 12-24-2018, 12:59 AM
  0 Thread: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
Post: What to do with Quarter Sawn Cherry
I usually find most of my materials at estate sales/shop closing sales, etc. I recently went to a shop sale and picked up a quantity of quarter sawn cherry for $2/bd. ft. Now I am wondering why I boug...
 HomerLee Woodworking 14 6,947 12-23-2018, 12:51 AM
  0 Thread: Is a Power Planer really a power Scraper ?
Post: RE: Is a Power Planer really a power Scraper ?
I do not understand what people are thinking. When the material is fed into the cutter on a power jointer or planer the cutting action takes place near the apex of the rotor holding the knives. The ma...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 18 7,529 12-10-2018, 11:48 PM
  Wink Thread: Is a Power Planer really a power Scraper ?
Post: RE: Is a Power Planer really a power Scraper ?
tomsteve Wrote: (12-02-2018, 08:22 AM) -- and even with paying attention to grain direction there can be tearout- especially on figured wood. -- I have a nice Grizzly parallelogram jointer that I h...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 18 7,529 12-02-2018, 10:14 PM
  0 Thread: So How Mny Routers Do You Need?
Post: So How Mny Routers Do You Need?
One for each bit you have: https://www.facebook.com/pg/emeraldliquidation/photos/?tab=album&album_id=333860293860938
 HomerLee Woodworking Power Tools 18 6,831 11-08-2018, 11:21 AM
  0 Thread: Stumped by 1/3 hp Motor
Post: Stumped by 1/3 hp Motor
This is embarrassing The machine was seldom used, sat outside covered by a tarp. Always ran in the past at the flick of a switch. But this time it only hummed. I found it would start if given an assis...
 HomerLee Woodworking Power Tools 1 1,916 10-12-2018, 10:14 PM
  0 Thread: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Post: RE: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Admiral, now I'm embarrassed. Read your post again and you plainly said "the drilling of the knob and tote". Looking at the head of the steel screws it should have been obvious to me. I think you are ...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,682 09-24-2018, 10:55 PM
  0 Thread: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Post: RE: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Hi Admiral, You wrote: Quote: -- but the brass on the post nuts eliminate it as a wartime plane as steel screws were used and the tote and knob were drilled differently to accommodate that ch...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,682 09-24-2018, 04:56 PM
  0 Thread: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Post: RE: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
odmiral Wrote: (09-24-2018, 06:45 AM) -- Ok, sorry for the sidetrack.  So here's my best view on your plane; I pulled out my printouts and took a look.  First, you say the frog is the T16 design (wit...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,682 09-24-2018, 09:53 AM
  0 Thread: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Post: RE: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
I've  got 10 beat with my 10 1/2. Seriously, this thread seems to have gotten off track. Or maybe not.
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,682 09-23-2018, 10:42 PM
  0 Thread: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
Post: Dating Very Unusual Bailey #7 Jointer
I found a #7 Bailey jointer at an estate sale and was surprised at what I discovered when I got it home (poor lighting at sale). I usually try to determine the type and approximate date a plane was ma...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,682 09-23-2018, 12:12 AM
  0 Thread: Millers Falls 07 Parts Question
Post: Millers Falls 07 Parts Question
I have a nice Millers Falls 07 skew block plane missing the side plate and front knob. Does anyone know if the wooden knob is the same as on the Millers Falls 75B or other planes? Thanks
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 0 1,545 07-20-2018, 11:25 PM
  0 Thread: 8" Grizzly Jointer, G0656X or G490X?
Post: RE: 8" Grizzly Jointer, G0656X or G490X?
I've had several jointers over the years. Last dove tail style I had was a Delta which took 8 hours to properly align. I had to make shims to align the tables. Bought a Grizzly parallelogram jointer a...
 HomerLee Woodworking Power Tools 8 6,936 07-18-2018, 10:34 PM
  0 Thread: How Do You tell If It Is Japanning?
Post: RE: How Do You tell If It Is Japanning?
orokes77 Wrote: (07-14-2018, 01:08 AM) -- If it looks good, why does it matter?  But look for overspray under the frog and other areas, maybe there are more clues if it was painted. Also, the Vict...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,814 07-14-2018, 10:16 AM
  0 Thread: How Do You tell If It Is Japanning?
Post: How Do You tell If It Is Japanning?
Today I picked up a Bailey #3, Bedrock 607, and a WWII Bailey #7. The WWII #7 is the nicest used plane I have ever seen. So nice I was immediately suspicious it had been painted but the person I bough...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,814 07-13-2018, 10:46 PM
  0 Thread: Wood River V3 bench planes?
Post: RE: Wood River V3 bench planes?
Bandit wrote: Quote: -- One way to find out for yourself....but it will cost you about $140 or so.... -- Not interested in a war of words. Trying to learn something. Doesn't seem to be a matter ...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 26 15,140 06-17-2018, 08:49 PM
  0 Thread: What is going on
Post: RE: What is going on
Quote: -- Two things:  1) No right thinking person would ever load toilet paper to go under. ONLY OVER THE TOP!  -- Well now I'm offended. When our home was built in 1978 the bathrooms had nice...
 HomerLee Woodworking Hand Tools 53 27,763 06-17-2018, 05:22 PM

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