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…sort of like a combination of a file and a saw in one tool. You can see a plane making float being sharpened in the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJGqDnXVA4c -Scott…
…sort of like a combination of a file and a saw in one tool. You can see a plane making float being sharpened in the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJGqDnXVA4c -Scott…
Try this site. http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0a.html They have the most comprehensive listing and detailed history of Stanley planes I have seen. Each model lists potential problems to look for. They list hundreds…
…to get into carving at some point. While I haven’t started yet, I did find this article that I thought was helpful regarding selecting a starting set of tools. http://www.woodcraft.com/articles/articles.aspx?articleid=331&page=1…
…and beeswax. I might try the orange scented finish here, although i like the idea of providing a small bit of finish to include with a gift of spoons. http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20086&cat=1,190,42950…
…that history, since some saws show medallions and nuts that were patented around 1878. The article also shows a patent that looks like it may have taken off fingers. http://www.leevalley.com/en/newsletters/Woodworking/5/1/patents.htm…
Was perusing eBay.uk just to compare prices and randomly ran across this listing: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Woodworking-Tools-Stanley-Whitmore-Sandvik-Sanderson-Rabone-/272820356339?hash=item3f855c44f3:g:RToAAOSwZfFZeJ-J If it wasn’t such a long drive (5000 miles) with an inconvenient body of water in…
There are some on US eBay that are sent from the UK that look like they should work fine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-of-200mm-8-CNS-1561-Trestle-Joint-Hinge-Malleable-Iron-Heavy-Duty-/162328808452?hash=item25cb8d0c04:g:zWcAAOSwEzxYWkhJ…
Here’s a list of what Stanley and Record router planes have actually sold for on eBay UK recently: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=router%20%28Stanley%2C%20Record%29%20%2871%2C071%29&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684 If you are in the market for one of these tools,…
…Just make a deeper bowl. On that note, Roy and Follansbee really should have their own show. My favorite episodes are ones where those two are together. Great fun. http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/watch-peter-follansbee-carve-spoons-on-the-woodwrights-shop-free?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pww-cgb-nl-150921&et_mid=784871&rid=251226517…
…pan-heads at each end which won’t look out of place on your saw. I tried attaching images, but it does’t appear to have worked. Here’s a link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connecting-Screws-Bolts-Kitchen-Cabinet-Furniture-Connectors-5mm-diameter-/322179620461 [attachment file=138518]…