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    Joel Gelman

    Holtey plane blades I do not need

    Thread Starter: Joel Gelman

    I was able to purchase 2 used Holtey Planes (earlier 98 series smoothers, not low angle) for an incredibly low price. The owner died. With the planes came 2 other blades that were not for those planes and I just stored them away. I am now on a mission to improve the performance of these fancy...

    Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 4:15 PM Go to last post
    Pat Germain

    Should I Install Vinyl Plank Flooring Myself?

    Thread Starter: Pat Germain

    Back in February I posted some questions here about vinyl plank flooring for my basement. The house is only a few years old and the basement has a concrete floor. The climate in my area is very dry and there are no moisture issues in my basement. I've been doing some research and looking around...

    Last Post By: Tom Bender Today, 9:07 AM Go to last post
    steven c newman

    A Design Problem

    Thread Starter: steven c newman

    In a Master ( and only) Bathroom in the house...where all the wood cabinets are real wood...with raised panel doors.....these are to be changed over next.. Butt jointed corners, surrounding flat, plywood panels...20 coats+ of white paint ( Lead?) was supposed to be 4 doors here, until someone...

    Last Post By: steven c newman Today, 11:26 AM Go to last post
    Johnny Barr

    Carbon method for rust prevention - any good?

    Thread Starter: Johnny Barr

    I normally clean my Sawstop with WD40, then apply Boshield T9 and finally paste wax and this has been OK but not as good as I would like. I saw this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HVA391T0E&t=10s ) and it sparked my interest so I watched a few others and read a few reviews which have...

    Last Post By: Doug Rasmussen Today, 7:46 AM Go to last post
    Thomas McCurnin

    My Favorite TV Ads

    Thread Starter: Thomas McCurnin

    I'll start off the discussion with the "Got Milk" ad where the guy tries to say Aaron Burr, but can't because he has a mouthful of peanut butter and sadly has no milk ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y

    Last Post By: Mark Leifer Yesterday, 10:17 PM Go to last post
    stephen thomas

    Toothing planes? practice?

    Thread Starter: stephen thomas

    Something in one of the other handplane posts got me thinking about a subject that has puzzled me. Rigorous experiments by industry and the NFPL show that the best glue joint is between 2 matching smoothly knife planed surfaces. This includes hot hide glue; maybe excepting epoxy. Yet since...

    Last Post By: stephen thomas Today, 2:44 PM Go to last post