Professor Dr. SWMBO and I are "more than casually" looking for our "downsize" property. The two of us do not need such a large home and property going forward as our older daughter is already living "independently" in town (she's a special needs adult, so isn't totally independent) and the younger,...
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soap stone might look good but I had a guy say they had it some years and ripped it out, then a real estate said the same. Id do some research before
Warren Lake Today, 3:04 AMWhere there's a will, there's a way-I'm sure you'll make it work. You could use a headlamp to improve the lighting (I'm only half kidding-I don't know
Christopher Charles Today, 2:57 AMYou might have to find parts from someone like NHPlaneparts dot com.
The lever has to pivot on something. usually it is a pin that should
Does your bench have a vise?
My Gramercy saw vise was mounted so it can be held in a vise:
There is a groove on
I inherited an ~1880's Bailey 9 1/2 block plane, type 4 or 5 as far as I can tell (details below). It has a problem w/ the blade depth adjustment. I think
Brian Neff Today, 2:19 AMThis thread may help. Besides Grandpa's 1950 Emerson I had a 1970's "113." contractor. I added a decent...
glenn bradley 02-26-2021 11:13 AM
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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