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  0 Thread: Visiting Canada and Lee-Valley; better to buy at the store?
Post: RE: Visiting Canada and Lee-Valley; better to buy ...

fletcherj Wrote: (04-15-2017, 06:52 AM) -- You can also order online and pick-up in store. -- I think you'd still be required to pay Cdn taxes but it would ensure they reserve the stock for you.
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,251 04-15-2017, 09:03 AM
  0 Thread: Visiting Canada and Lee-Valley; better to buy at the store?
Post: RE: Visiting Canada and Lee-Valley; better to buy ...

Stores all have a "clearance" section where sometimes good deals can be picked up - stones with a slight chip out of an edge, tools that have been used and returned under their generous return policy,...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 16 9,251 04-14-2017, 09:26 AM
  0 Thread: Pencil sharpener
Post: RE: Pencil sharpener

Bill_Houghton Wrote: (02-20-2017, 03:32 PM) -- These? (http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=32538&cat=1,42936,43509)    -- Yup, those are the ones.  For some reason they don't come up if yo...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 43 32,491 02-20-2017, 03:57 PM
  0 Thread: Pencil sharpener
Post: RE: Pencil sharpener

Mike and Jim, those are great old sharpeners! On a related note, what are your favourite pencils?  Lee Valley used to sell house branded ones that I found nice but I can't seem to find them online ...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 43 32,491 02-20-2017, 03:04 PM
  0 Thread: Whatever happened to the infill smoother builds?
Post: Whatever happened to the infill smoother builds?

It's maybe a couple of years ago now that a few dozen or so members of this forum bought a set of castings for a small infill plane cast by another member.  I was originally in the group but dropped o...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 10 6,848 02-18-2017, 12:14 AM
  0 Thread: What's a good use for a standard angle block plane?
Post: RE: What's a good use for a standard angle block p...

I love my Veritas standard angle block with the added large front knob as a small smoother.
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 20 12,746 02-12-2017, 10:42 AM
  0 Thread: Trouble fitting a Veritas replacement iron in an old Stanley
Post: RE: Trouble fitting a Veritas replacement iron in ...

I've no experience but have heard of this issue before.  Question is if LV is selling these as replacements for the Stanley iron/ cap iron combo why on earth would they make them so they didn't fit?  ...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 12 10,307 12-22-2016, 10:28 PM
  0 Thread: Back Bevel for a #3
Post: RE: Back Bevel for a #3

Your pitted iron was a special case.  Normally a back bevel only needs to be tiny (a few strokes on the stone) to be effective.  Then the impact on chip breaker placement is minimal. But if you wan...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,696 12-18-2016, 11:13 AM
  0 Thread: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valley
Post: RE: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valle...

About half of them are still showing in stock on Cdn website, and... "Some products are temporarily unavailable." http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=74648&cat=1,250,43298,41306,41324,7...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 17 12,551 12-14-2016, 09:02 PM
  0 Thread: Carving glove & knife
Post: RE: Carving glove & knife

For the best protection you want a stainless mesh glove, like meat cutters wear.  Lee Valley and others carry them.  Also available is a Kevlar glove, considerably less expensive, but only protect aga...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 10 6,704 12-14-2016, 11:00 AM
  0 Thread: Best and Worst of 2016
Post: RE: Best and Worst of 2016

AHill Wrote: (12-07-2016, 02:10 PM) -- Vladamir Kagan.  Google him.  He was innovative. -- I did and you're right.  Iconic design. A bit of a cop out but I can't argue with any of your other sel...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 6 5,695 12-07-2016, 08:50 PM
  0 Thread: Spirit of the Wood
Post: RE: Spirit of the Wood

CLETUS Wrote: (12-02-2016, 03:58 PM) -- How do you do the ferrule? Is it tensioning the blade or just cosmetic? -- How does a ferrule tension a knife blade and what advantage does this give?
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 13 8,983 12-03-2016, 10:06 AM
  0 Thread: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valley
Post: RE: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valle...

The assortments are on back order on both Canadian and US sites.  The OP and my comments were regarding the sampler (one nail in each of 6 sizes, for free).  The sampler has disappeared from both site...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 17 12,551 11-07-2016, 10:18 AM
  0 Thread: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valley
Post: RE: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valle...

The samplers weren't a backorderable item.  The text read something like "while quantities last or until Nov 30"  and they've now completely disappeared from the website. If you still need a better...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 17 12,551 11-02-2016, 03:15 PM
  0 Thread: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valley
Post: RE: Clouterie Rivierre Nail Sampler from Lee Valle...

On both Canadian and US websites I see the sample pack as showing "not available" on line but "in stock" at my local store.  So it seems warehouse has sold out and just some stores may have remaining ...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 17 12,551 11-01-2016, 09:05 PM
  0 Thread: So, Before I Run Out and Invest in an Overstuffed Smoother...
Post: RE: So, Before I Run Out and Invest in an Overstuf...

What's old is new again.
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 57 39,301 10-29-2016, 01:29 PM
  0 Thread: Mujingfang polishing plane
Post: RE: Mujingfang polishing plane

Great steel in the blades too.
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 3 3,448 10-25-2016, 01:35 PM
  0 Thread: Whats a Lie-Nielsen #4 worth?
Post: RE: Whats a Lie-Nielsen #4 worth?

New they are $350.  You should be able to get $275 easily if you include shipping.  Probably more than you paid for it 10 years ago.
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 13 8,101 10-20-2016, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: Dowel Press
Post: RE: Dowel Press

See also this thread https://www.forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7323734
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 1 2,337 10-17-2016, 10:59 AM
  0 Thread: Stanley 77 market bottoms out.
Post: RE: Stanley 77 market bottoms out.

I have the economy LV version and use it occasionally when I want some dowel of different woods for decorative purposes.  It works fine once you've got it set up. For joinery dowels, I use the commer...
JimBelair Woodworking Hand Tools 19 14,415 10-17-2016, 10:57 AM

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