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  0 Thread: General Tools #810 sharpening jig instructions?
Post: RE: General Tools #810 sharpening jig instructions...

You can try this... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_quand6_M)
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 5 5,377 06-24-2019, 06:15 AM
  0 Thread: Are your tools rusting???
Post: RE: Are your tools rusting???

Jack - what happened to https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/5358fc2c-6d5d-4c18-a107-6f5e11011096_1.5d6939d20c431141f8085dddc0d1143d.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF You used to "swear" ...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 11 6,846 05-08-2019, 07:03 AM
  0 Thread: Veritas Hold-Down: On Steroids
Post: RE: Veritas Hold-Down: On Steroids

Tony Z Wrote: (03-10-2019, 01:58 PM) -- I do not have a LV holdfast, but to those that do, what material, other than the hex nut, is the unit made with?  I wold be concerned with two scenarios:  one,...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 24 12,723 03-11-2019, 07:30 AM
  0 Thread: Magnets and Chisels
Post: RE: Magnets and Chisels

Stwood_ Wrote: (02-18-2019, 05:31 PM) -- I never thought it was a good idea to subject tools to magnetism. -- ^^^^^ This...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,219 02-18-2019, 07:08 PM
  0 Thread: Knife making in Finland
Post: RE: Knife making in Finland

Timberwolf Wrote: (02-22-2018, 08:27 AM) -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Sweet little knife, Salmo...and the sheath is beautiful also.... :yes: -- Thanks Jack... OK, here is a little extra background... ...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 10 7,417 02-25-2018, 07:58 AM
  0 Thread: Knife making in Finland
Post: RE: Knife making in Finland

Timberwolf Wrote: (02-20-2018, 08:00 AM) -- .................. was very impressed with the maker's skills also Andrew..I didn't know they used birch bark in that manner for the handles..I have had...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 10 7,417 02-21-2018, 07:33 PM
  0 Thread: Stropping Questions
Post: RE: Stropping Questions

Admiral Wrote: (12-30-2017, 10:05 AM) -- Also, as a final strop, I use a brown paper grocery bag on my jointer bed; there is some level of grit in recycled paper.  Try it, you might like it, I do. --...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 38 24,210 12-31-2017, 08:46 AM
  0 Thread: Secret Santa 2017
Post: RE: Secret Santa 2017

Mine received yesterday, Thursday 12-22-17....   Thanks!!!
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 56 39,692 12-23-2017, 07:35 AM
  0 Thread: This Forum is so .... ( )
Post: RE: This Forum is so .... ( )

AHill Wrote: (11-22-2017, 03:49 PM) -- The pic is of 3 of the same divider.  There's only one size, and the price is for one each divider.  I like nice tools, but $187 is way out of my comfort zone f...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 44 25,189 11-22-2017, 06:28 PM
  0 Thread: OK it is time to post your wish list for the Secret Santa
Post: RE: OK it is time to post your wish list for the S...

Like other folks' entries here, I don't like to post wish lists on public forums... But I was asked to enter something anyway so I'll just say what I usually do or would like to do...  ;)   Woodwor...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 32 21,069 11-20-2017, 07:25 PM
  0 Thread: Here's A New Wrinkle
Post: RE: Here's A New Wrinkle

Got the same in my "Junk" bin, but in a moment of "trust" clicked on the link...  No "Unsubscribe" button that I could see, just a "Woodnet" website offering merchandise...  Could be a "cookie" plugge...
salmo Woodworking 11 7,514 06-24-2017, 06:28 AM
  0 Thread: Bosch 12V
Post: RE: Bosch 12V

Something like this (https://www.hartvilletool.com/product/117/fast-acting-clamps)?...
salmo Woodworking Power Tools 17 8,074 06-04-2017, 06:50 AM
  0 Thread: Wood identification
Post: RE: Wood identification

I suspect that these pieces are teak (http://www.woodworkerssource.com/shop/product/samples-teak.html)...
salmo Woodworking 19 11,668 12-15-2016, 07:57 AM
  0 Thread: Unmarked Plane -- Who's the Maker???
Post: RE: Unmarked Plane -- Who's the Maker???

What Klaus said...  Scroll about 0.75 down this web page (http://www.popularwoodworking.com/american-woodworker-blog/whats-new-in-the-world-of-premium-planes-part-1-the-made-in-china-group)...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 10 6,038 08-02-2016, 04:43 PM
  0 Thread: Small crosscut saw for instrument making
Post: RE: Small crosscut saw for instrument making

DCottrell Wrote: (07-31-2016, 08:29 AM) -- I repair instruments daily for a living and have been looking for a useful small crosscut saw.  I need to cut small pieces (1" or less) of very hard wood, l...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 18 11,097 07-31-2016, 11:18 AM
  0 Thread: Gerstner and Imitators
Post: Re: Gerstner and Imitators

Do you mean This? (http://www.orvis.com/p/gerstner-american-red-oak-chest/1z24) [br][br]Appears to be not available anymore, at least online... How much was it in the store?...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 16 10,976 06-26-2016, 05:10 PM
  0 Thread: Just say no to juvenile wood
Post: Re: Just say no to juvenile wood

Thanks... Understood... Had the bad experience myself in past with borg #2's... [br][br]I thought you meant the Lignum mallet in particular... I have one similar to yours with a pretty skinny handl...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 9 4,584 06-25-2016, 02:00 PM
  0 Thread: Just say no to juvenile wood
Post: Re: Just say no to juvenile wood

[blockquote]Quote:[hr][br] The mallet is great but the handle is problematic because it is juvenile wood.[br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br][br]What's wrong with the handle being juvenile? Too skinny?
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 9 4,584 06-25-2016, 07:11 AM
  0 Thread: Evaporust v. Diet Coke?
Post: Re: Evaporust v. Diet Coke?

I don't know about Diet Coke, but I did try Diet Sprite in the past with acceptable results... The number one ingredient in Sprite IS citric acid... try a little on a small object... If not happy, ...
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 31 18,430 06-15-2016, 08:18 PM
  0 Thread: Screwdriver handle
Post: Re: Screwdriver handle

The screwdriver seems to have a "spike" in the hole... Perhaps it's purpose was to be used as a wire stripper?... Electrician's screwdriver?
salmo Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,401 05-28-2016, 10:27 AM

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