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It's getting there... Dry fit for corner #3 A wee bit longer today, and.. Corner #4 is dry fitted...was trying to see IF I have enough clamps... Nope...unless I use a lot of cauls. Went...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-27-2025, 10:05 PM
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This morning..started out here.. By marking a "Baseline" ( which I normally abuse, anyway) then more lay out tools.. And, soon this happened.. But, there was an issue...of sorts... Since t...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-26-2025, 10:30 PM
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Not only the few high spots..but... These annoying yellow stickers,,now you see them, and.. Now you don't....need to check that the Stanley 45 was ready to go...fence was a hair too far away...M...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-25-2025, 06:44 PM
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Selections were made.. needed to measure out where to cut.. Planks are 24" long..and I needed just.. Just 17"....then made a knife line, to hopefully guide the saw.. At least in theory.... ...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-25-2025, 06:26 PM
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So, yesterday....picked through the stack of 10 planks...picked the 2 sets of 3 that the grain was a close enough match across a panel.. First panel, seemed to fit decently enough that I could go a...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-25-2025, 08:18 AM
  0 Thread: "Difficult Grain"?
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Ok, still had some "Leftovers" of that unruly grained Ash...so.. Changed out the Tablesaw's 60 tooth blade for a 24 tooth Rip blade...set the Zero Clearance Overlay and the rip fence to the tablesa...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 36 1,738 04-23-2025, 09:18 PM
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First off...needed to clear the deck for action, as it was a bit "Un-tidy"... Took a bit.....but.. Even had room to lay out a plan... Those small dividers, are solid brass, with very SHARP po...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-23-2025, 09:07 PM
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Something like this one? Picked some "lumber" up at Lowes the other day.. Figured that they might work for such a cabinet? And NOT weigh a ton if made from 3/4" Hardwood like Ash.... Cost?...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-22-2025, 03:49 PM
  0 Thread: first finished saw since octobre 2024
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Looks too nice to lay my grubby hands on, and put it to work...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 296 04-21-2025, 01:58 PM
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More about Tool Cabinet "G"...went shopping for a few Items... One of the other tool list called for a #2 Hacksaw. $3+ Tax Boxwood Rule.. A Stanley No. 68.....$18.00 + tax Block plane call...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-21-2025, 12:43 PM
  0 Thread: "Difficult Grain"?
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These.. Digital   Video   Disc..... This is how I watch a movie, nowadays....as my desk top computer has a player built in...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 36 1,738 04-18-2025, 01:16 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
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Swan Tool Cabinet Style "G"... Included a Brace Drill....an 8" sweep Victor No. 966...Closest I can come to that is.. Made in Germany, BTW....but, it is an 8" sweep, has the Barber Chuck, and do...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-17-2025, 12:07 PM
  0 Thread: Swedish Wallpaper
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There is a "pine" 2 x3 border around the Wall Papered wall... Hmmm...at one time, I did work in a shop like that...the one on North Main St. , DeGraff, Ohio....
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 3 258 04-17-2025, 11:58 AM
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I might just stop by Lowes, later....KIWI 1/2" x 6" x 24" Project Wood ( Pine)....maybe pick up 4 or 5 planks?   maybe use that pile of Ash , and Maple Scraps in areas that won't contact any metal par...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-17-2025, 11:56 AM
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So....maybe this was an "Entry Level" or Starter Set of tools, back in 1911?  Style "G" Cabinet, $15.00.....27 pc tool set, with Cabinet... Nail Hammer, and a 7-1/2" Try Square... A set of 3...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,038 04-16-2025, 06:06 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
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That pair of #945 Brace drills?   Each has "Stanley " proudly stamped  on them..BTW Braces in MY shop?  petxo Samson Goodell Pratt Millers Falls Stanley I tend to keep the Ratcheting chucke...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-15-2025, 03:53 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
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Ok..just to chill out a bit... Two Brace Drills from Stanley....both are No. 945 models....stamped right on the arm....one is an 8" sweep, the other one is a 10" sweep...other than that, they are t...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-12-2025, 05:32 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
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PEXTO No. 972...vs...PEXTO No.052.....Both are 10" sweep brace drills...so..HOW do you propose to re-contruct the #052 into a #972?   yeah, that WOULD be quite a trick now, wouldn't it?
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-12-2025, 04:41 PM
  0 Thread: "Difficult Grain"?
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Handle has been installed, right after the varnish had been rubbed down... Then, haul the case upstairs...set it on a table where the DVDs are waiting.. And, load it up... Plenty of room?   C...
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 36 1,738 04-11-2025, 10:30 AM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
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Have found a closer looking brace...Millers Falls No. 632....
bandit571 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-10-2025, 02:33 PM

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