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…and release repeatedly. If you want to try a spreader, perhaps have it on hand, but try without it first? If you succeed, you will have avoided the very real…
…and release repeatedly. If you want to try a spreader, perhaps have it on hand, but try without it first? If you succeed, you will have avoided the very real…
I picked up a Stanley 93 shoulder plane today, its in great condition and works great. A great buy for £10.00 Haha play time 😉…
Having size 8 hands (US medium), I find the Lie-Nielsen saw handles preferable to the Veritas’ ones, which I suspect are more comfortable to those with wider palms. The LN…
…by the shoulder plane, you should be square now. It looks like a lot of work but it actually isn’t,it just takes some patient. Hope this helps you some more….
…iron and chip breaker for a #5 plane direct from Stanley. The website wasn’t very good, descriptions were awful, but the really annoying thing was that the shipping was $10.99…for…
…machinists marking fluid, paint the back of the iron, let it dry, and then load the iron and wedge into the plane. Use a long slender scribe, perhaps an awl,…
I find an HB fine for most woods but have harder pencils (2H and 3H) for when marking harder woods. I’ve tried softer pencils – 2B and 3B – which…
…have a No. 3 I use from time to time (it’s really a narrow No. 4), but the No. 4 is called a smoothing plane at times – is isn’t…
…again. Nether is Insurmountable, but require some skill. If you are asking, my guess is you don’t have the experience. ( I would hand it to a welder friend and…
…Mcmaster Carr cancelled my order because they don’t ship to just anybody overseas so I’m on the hunt again. On their website they claim that forged steel lasts longer than…