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  0 Thread: Finish for Claro Walnut. Advice please.
Post: RE: Finish for Claro Walnut. Advice please.

jteneyck Wrote: (03-21-2019, 07:43 PM) -- Arm-R-Seal is a very light wiping varnish and looks great on eastern walnut, the only kind I've used.  I like the look of open grained walnut, but if you wan...
maswindell Finishing 7 4,015 12-01-2022, 08:49 PM
  0 Thread: FS Tools 24T & 50T Blades New
Post: RE: FS Tools 24T & 50T Blades New

The cross cuts with the combo are very good, maybe not quite like a high tooth count dedicated blade but in hardwood it's fine to me.
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 7 1,487 11-20-2022, 12:02 PM
  0 Thread: FS Tools 24T & 50T Blades New
Post: RE: FS Tools 24T & 50T Blades New

I bought the identical blades 10years ago and they are superb blades. The 24 t blades makes near perfect glue line joints.As I don't have a joiner these blades work great. As an aside I kept and set u...
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 7 1,487 11-19-2022, 08:22 PM
  0 Thread: Black Palm Finish
Post: Black Palm Finish

I am making some wood carving knives and found some black palm for handles. A few searches on finish is confusing. Wood web says to use a sanding sealer to seal the grain, others say shellac. I have h...
maswindell Finishing 2 848 11-09-2022, 10:07 AM
  0 Thread: Making paste wax
Post: Making paste wax

I have had a block of pure bees wax and small bag of carnauba wax. I have read pages on ratio's 1-4 to 1-8 bee to carnauba.But every recipe has either turps or BLO to soften. Being a retired cheap ska...
maswindell Finishing 9 2,396 10-21-2022, 10:25 PM
  0 Thread: Aluminum Files
Post: RE: Aluminum Files

MT Woodworker Wrote: (04-05-2022, 02:22 PM) -- 2 of my vixen files made in USA, the third is made in France. A lot of my files, for either wood, steel, or aluminum, I have owned for over 40 years....
maswindell Woodworking Hand Tools 20 3,951 06-24-2022, 02:05 AM
  0 Thread: Paul Sellers sharpening system, which diamond stones?
Post: RE: Paul Sellers sharpening system, which diamond ...

adamcherubini Wrote: (04-26-2022, 09:12 PM) -- Maybe it doesn’t matter with diamonds. In general, I try to move my tools so that I wear the stone evenly. I think you can wear, clog, or remove diamond...
maswindell Woodworking Hand Tools 151 24,517 05-25-2022, 01:29 PM
  0 Thread: Plane Irons for sale
Post: Plane Irons for sale

These two were made by a former member from O1 tool steel.Both never used, first one 1/4"x2 3/8x5 second on is 1/4x2 1/4x 6 $25 each plus shipping priorit[attachment=42417
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 0 1,721 05-24-2022, 03:45 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: Firmer Chisel set

This another set of Firmers,3/4" 4" blade, Atco Tool works,5/8" with 3"blade, Witherby,1/2" 5"blade PS&W, 3/8" $inch blade Lakeside. Backs finished to 320 grit,$60
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-22-2022, 07:27 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: firmer

One set of firmers, 3/4" 5" blade faint marker d-m.co ? 1/2" witherby, 5"blade, !/2 PS&W 5 in blade, 3/8" PS&W 5 " blade, Hopefully the back pic shows up. $75
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-22-2022, 07:04 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: Chisel Sale Feedback

I am curious as to why my sales have no bids or even offers. I base some of my pricing on the bay listings and other woodworking sites. I don't believe the prices are unreasonable as half of the chise...
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-22-2022, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: Paring chisels 4 sale

These chisels appear to be either paring or near full length original. $20 each, sharpened squared backs finished to 320 grit, new handles are hard maple. First pic 5/8 New haven tool  1/2 no maker ...
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-21-2022, 04:51 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: More Chisels for sale

I am not pic savy and I had to redo all my pics at a lower resolution for posting. Here we go again- these have all been squared,sharpened but not honed, backs are finished to 320 grit. I either used ...
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-21-2022, 04:31 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: RE: Chisels for sale

Martin S. Wrote: (05-21-2022, 03:10 PM) -- People are leery, perhaps rightly so, about buying from folks with low post counts.  The $100 price is just fine, but you might want to show the backs of th...
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-21-2022, 03:45 PM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: RE: Chisels for sale

Maybe I was optimistic about pricing for these chisels. I'll reduce price to the starter set to $75 and the 750's to $100. THX
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-21-2022, 09:54 AM
  0 Thread: Chisels for sale
Post: Chisels for sale

Nothing is for sale for the 750's
maswindell Tool Swap N' Sell 18 2,477 05-20-2022, 03:40 PM
  0 Thread: Heat Treating Old Chisels
Post: RE: Heat Treating Old Chisels

adamcherubini Wrote: (05-07-2022, 10:50 PM) -- I think you have some of this a little sideways.  Lots of woodworkers believe differential hardening, either by hardening only a portion of the tool...
maswindell Woodworking Hand Tools 12 3,330 05-08-2022, 06:37 PM
  0 Thread: where is all the Bubinga Korea !!!!!
Post: where is all the Bubinga Korea !!!!!

Check this youtube video from Mr Process  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cctL9rguRkc Huge trees being mass produced into table tops !! This is disgusting that there is no regulation on timber harves...
maswindell Woodworking 4 1,793 05-07-2022, 11:13 PM
  0 Thread: Heat Treating Old Chisels
Post: RE: Heat Treating Old Chisels

Timberwolf Wrote: (05-05-2022, 09:33 PM) -- ........... A chisel with full length hardening is a plus IMO....I still use the old method I learned as an apprentice in the machine shop...just anneal t...
maswindell Woodworking Hand Tools 12 3,330 05-05-2022, 11:31 PM
  0 Thread: Toolmaker
Post: RE: Toolmaker

TraditionalToolworks Wrote: (05-05-2022, 05:11 PM) -- Indeed his stuff is good. Not sure if you're familiar with the work Bill Carter did with miniature planes, but Frank Ford was lucky to get a s...
maswindell Woodworking Hand Tools 14 3,077 05-05-2022, 08:13 PM

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