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9 May 2016 at 3:12 am #137089
@blackdiamond2
Apologies for jumping in, but I thought I share my rust removal process with a before and after. I only have pics from a wartime No 7 but rust is rust and japanning is jappaning right?
My process is this: Soak the tool and other rusty parts in Evapo Rust until the rust is gone. Usually overnight.
Then dry it off and wipe it down with some 3 in 1 oil.
For a long plane like the number 7, I used a plastic window planter box. Make sure the tool is completely covered, otherwise there will be an unsightly line.
Evapo Rust isn’t as cheap as vinegar, but it works significantly better, and it’s safe for paint and people and eco friendly.
Note that I did not do anything other than my process outlined above.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.5 May 2016 at 5:40 am #137007[quote quote=137005]I know one of the American tool dealers makes trips to England to buy lots of tools at good prices. Then he sells them in America for prices that are normal or even high for America. Makes me wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper for Americans to buy several tools from eBay and take a hit on shipping costs. Not that I’d want to do that – I can’t stand eBay already.
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If you’re talking about who I think you’re talking about, I get that dealer’s list every month. It’s educational (cool old tools) and funny to read. Some prices aren’t really that bad, and can be cheaper than eBay. For example, this month, he has a complete with box No 71 router plane for less than similar condition (complete) routers recently sold on eBay. And it’s WW II era which is extra nice. His descriptions are accurate and pictures are good too. It’s like anything else though, you have to shop around a bit for the best price. Also he’s the guy behind the Stanley blood and gore historical web site which is an amazing reference.
One thing I like to do is to consider my own experience with a particular tool.
If I have zero experience with a particular tool, I may pay a higher price for one in very fine condition from a dealer so I know I’m getting a usable and correct tool straight away. I think like this for saws especially, since I have no means or experience in fixing bent saws. And unlike a plane, no amount of sanding I do will make a saw straight. So paying a bit more or a lot more than flea market prices for a really nice Disston from a dealer is worthwhile to me. Especially when I know I’ll have that tool longer than seller will have my money in his pocket.You can snipe UK eBay auctions and even with shipping get a fine tool for less than U.S. ebay, but again, you have to shop. And of course consider the exchange rate.
12 January 2015 at 12:40 am #123420I know this is a bit late but hopefully the info will help some others looking for inspiration as well.
I love the internet and how it brings information to the masses. I’ll provide a few of my favorite sources.Design blogs are a great resource for inspiration. Sometimes the furniture is one-off or proof of concept and not actually in production, but still it’s great inspiration.
http://www.furniturefashion.com/
http://dornob.com/
http://www.dwell.com/
http://www.remodelista.com/I found this on a design blog and one day I’ll build something like it for the garage.
http://www.dannykuo.com/staircasep1.html
http://www.dannykuo.com/staircase.htmlVarious woodworking magazines like Family Handyman and of course Fine Woodworking often have plans or excerpts available on their sites for free. You can use a custom google search to find just the plans and excerpts without the need for browsing every article.
Try this custom google search text and paste it into the google search box:
site:finewoodworking.com filetype:pdf
This custom search tells google to limit the search to only finewoodworking.com and only pdf files. Note that you do not include the “http://” part of the web site name, and there is no space after the “site:” and again there is no space after the “filetype:”This one is more specific: site:finewoodworking.com filetype:pdf chest
This tells google to limit the search to only finewoodworking.com and only pdf files that relate to the word “chest”.Here are a couple different google site searches to start with but feel free to make your own “site” substitutions.
site:popularwoodworking.com filetype:pdf
site:woodsmith.com filetype:pdfhttp://www.archive.org
archive.org is a great refrence for lots of stuff, mostly older it seems. It includes catalogs as well as books which are now long out of print. Searching for “woodworking” yielded a ton of Fine Woodworking magazines in PDF.
https://archive.org/details/camille_harp_hushmail_0203Who would want to read this old catalog from 1949?
https://archive.org/details/StanleyToolsCatalogNo.34Here is a fun old furniture catalog.
https://archive.org/details/FurnitureForumAHandbookOfContemporaryDesignhttp://www.ibiblio.org is similar to archive.org
Project Gutenberg is an online library with a goal of digitizing 1,000,000 books.
http://www.gutenberg.orgHere’s a guide on building Mission style furniture
Part 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23770
Part 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23991
Part 3 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23666http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Woodwork
Project Gutenberg makes their books available in multiple formats. epub is great for reading on Android devices and also computers. Apple’s iOS maybe not so great for epub. On a computer, I find the ebook viewer that comes with Calibre ebook library organizer is excellent for viewing epub files. Calibre is free and runs on windows and Mac. http://calibre-ebook.com/
For those using firefox as their web browser, there is an epub ad-on you can install to read epub format ebooks right in your browser. It will automatically save the epub into it’s own library which is saved in your firefox profile so you can go back to the books without the need to go online or remember where you got the ebook. It will then display them in firefox for you.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/There is a similar ad-on for the google chrome browser.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readium/fepbnnnkkadjhjahcafoaglimekefiflHope this is good information for you and helps provide you with a good start to searching for your own design inspiration and continued education in woodworking.
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