Bob Jones 5443
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But seemingly inspired by yours.

Derek, you continue to honor the craft with your ingenuity and respect for fine tools. Your most-favored ones are further celebrated by being...

I start on the jointer, but don’t stress with the final few thou of wind. By then, most of the bumps and valleys are gone. Next, winding sticks...

Is the Moxon fad subsiding? I sure jumped into it last year, and I'm really glad I did. It's a great bench device. Someone needs to jump on this.

Jim, I'll take the Hoadley Understanding Wood if you still have it. Is this the hardcover? 1980 or 2000 edition?

+1 on Phil's advice. Start with a reliable straight edge to find high spots. Scribble over the hills with a pencil and shave them down most of...

Those saws look familiar.

Kevin, this would probably fit into a USPS Medium Flat Rate box. About fifteen bucks.

That's a mystery to me, Dan. It largely sounds like you're doing the right stuff. Let me bring in some terminology. To me, the "primary"...

James, I was a little sheepish to ask how to cut a saw plate, I'll admit. I don't think I rise to the august title of Renaissance Man (unlike Mr....

I agree about Boeshield wearing out. I like simple paste wax. A can of new, fresh wax won't set you back much. That old can sounds like it's ready...

Oh. Keeps the drill from rotating. I did miss the point. My Delta 17" has a little bolt on the side. I use it with every setup to keep the...

Thanks, folks. I'll see. I need the cut line to be straight, square, and smooth. I might just use my monster "tool" as it is to pound out the...

Drill presses don't have locks? That's news to me. Mine has one to limit downward travel. How on earth can you drill down precisely without one? ...

Hi Izzy. I suspect you could buy a longer lead screw to give you the extra depth you’d need to go through the buildup. It looks like that screw is 4...

Tim, Moore Newton looks intriguing. I'll definitely get myself down there. Thanks. Bob

Ken, you’re living right.

Glad to see L-N shipping!

Thanks, Peter. Yes, it’s time I made the pilgrimage to MacBeath. I’ve been in my cocoon over here, but that’s over now. Time to go see for myself...

These table saw blade threads always make me feel like I’m missing out on something fabulous. I use Diablo blades, which — as far as I can tell —...

Brian, what I bought in 2010, Silicon Valley, was definitely PureBond (and yes, it was birch). Today my four nearest Home Depots in Contra Costa...

I like Narex chisels; I've owned their standard set for many years. Recently I bought their two 1/4" skewed chisels. That brought back the memory...

For a tenon, you are not cutting through the work. There should be no reason you can't put a rubber-padded block over the part to be cut. I use the...

I have first editions of both these classics. They make excellent easy chair reading at the end of the day.

Thomas, what did you use to work this chisel? From the photo it looks like there are deep pits in the surface, not to mention the sides and edges...

+1 on what Ron said.

I find the corrugated sole annoying, especially when I wax it before a cut. I get bits of wax creeping into the corrugations, and it’s hard to get...