Tim Best
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I am not expert, not even a rank novice, but looks good to me. Also, I personally really enjoy working with poplar. In my opinion, it is a fun and...

I think you are on to something Jim. While I always made my coffee and rarely ate lunch when I went to the office, my commute now is 30 feet. Even...

Lee, A man of your word, indeed. That was quick build. I don’t think you left enough space in your till though. Craftsman and Disston saws tend to...

Thanks for the replies all. As usual, I should have plumbed the depths of the SMC repository before I posed my question! Turns out there are hundreds...

Nice looking saw till to house that nice collection of saws. I agree with you regarding the BORG S4S stuff. I picked up some a while back because...

Quick update... Back at it again today for a brief period. I disassembled the carcass this morning to attempt to repair the cracked pin that I...

A comedy of errors...and a long read I managed to get some time at the bench today and the results were interesting. When I left off, I had a...

Mark, I agree. I have used power tools of all sorts most of my life. Over the past year or so, I have gone down the hand tool rabbit hole. I enjoy...

Ron, I have a 14 degree magnetic dovetail guide from Lee Valley that you can have for free. I used it about 10 times so it has a few scratches on...

A lot of practice indeed. Looking at carcass (box) tonight (no shop time tonight), it occurred to me that I probably should had few more, smaller...

Nice Aiden! If there are nails, you did a great job concealing them.

I am enjoying this build, Derek. Thanks for the regular updates. I know you take care to maintain squareness throughout, but what would you do if the...

If you freehand sharpen, check out David Weaver’s (David W) YT videos. For what it’s is worth, I didn’t understand how to put camber on an iron until...

Hi Jacob, I don’t know if they should, but mine do. It is a slight camber. Tim