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…can affect the feel of a plane and cause problems achieving adequate shavings can be if there’s residual burr on a cutting edge. The presence of the slightest burr can…
…can affect the feel of a plane and cause problems achieving adequate shavings can be if there’s residual burr on a cutting edge. The presence of the slightest burr can…
Hey there, I am starting from scratch with my woodworking skills, trying to learn, test and improve a little bit with my first steps and starting projects. It would be…
I like the look of this and would be interested to know how it worked To test it i made some dados for a sliding lid. i am going to…
…tung oil actually. If I remember correctly danish oil has tung oil in it? I’ll try a few test pieces out. Very true about the blotching. Thanks for the suggestions!…
…test cut and make further adjustments until the blade cuts without drift, then lock the table down . You might have to repeat the process each time you replace the…
…Have you had a look at the info posted online by Virgina Toolworks? For intetest’s sake they might have something to give you a clue to when it was made….
Kevin, in Paul’s latest project video, the blanket chest, you can see him very carefully laying out and cutting haunches on the tenons. These are haunches that will show in…
So after a cleanup she’s looking more like a useable plane… the real test will be at the bench though. Compared to my Stanley No.4 the sole is the same…
…the third side of the box actually turned it into a large Z. Not the smartest thing i’ve ever done. Still, it’s all part of the learning experience I guess….
…#5½. A hypothesis worthy of testing, I applied all the planes, plus a Lie-Nielsen #5½, to dimension some pieces of silicate – sold as white oak – and found that,…