Assaf Oppenheimer
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If a piece of wood is dirty or suspected of being sanded, my first step is to go over it with a wire brush to knock the dirt and grit off as much as...

It can be tedious to hone out all the scratches left by the 60/80 grit paper. Though it might be my luxury to have a four foot long piece of...

The Smith's stone is more in line with a 1000x water stone than a soft Arkansas. It is more like what is called a Washita stone. A lot can be...

A reminder, my most used Arkansas stones come from Dan's Whetstones. Stones from other sellers may be different. If my memory is working the King...

It has been a few years since my last purchase but food grade or baby oil was less than $5 a pint last time it was purchased. jtk

It looks like more is being done than just removing the proudness of the pins & tails. He is sanding the whole outside of the drawer box. Paring...

Adam, this is a difficult question to answer without knowing your general location. You mentioned having "a few liters of kerosine" available. This...

That is why the piece is turned after each stroke. If it is way out of square the longest side should be set to the bottom and brought as close to...

This is from an old tread about tying a trucker's hitch. My brother is much quicker at this than me. Here is a quick shot of how it is done. ...

Fears of these leaving marks has kept me from using them. An easier and cheaper way might be to make corner blocks that are tightened with a rope....

Joel, on some projects my pins and tails are made very proud and then shaped with a chisel. They are rounded over or faceted like gemstones....

One saving grace is it doesn't have to be perfect. My first try would be to use a shooting board with my widest plane and rotate the leg a quarter...

Hi Haitham and welcome to the Creek. Has this plane had much use? In my experience A2 steel seems to chip more than other steels. That may be the...

Great find Tom, it is sure to be handy for future builds of multi-light windows. jtk

Often after my finest stone an edge is tested against the edge of a piece of paper. Then it is stropped and checked again. One thing noticed is...

I lose my balance doing this even sitting on the side of the bed. jtk

If the wheel is running back and forth on the same 2", so is the blade. Stu's web site is no longer available since he decided to retire from selling...

A few of my planes were purchased from Lie Nielsen. One of them, a #62 Low Angle Jack Plane, has an adjustable mouth plate that isn't to my liking: ...

John, with this kind of luck, my suggestion would be to not leave the store without making sure the item you are buying meets your expectations. ...

I didn't realize this until looking again at the OP. It had me wondering why this is in Off Topic instead of Power Tools or Neanderthal Haven. My...

While reading an article, "Ten Rules of Philosophy," one quote reminded me of this post: One may have heard of Occam's Razor in many different...

My question is why not just find a good piece of wood and make a new body? jtk

I have a set and after trying i no longer use the brass mallet on them. The handles ding up pretty easily

Ethan, if you do purchase one, please share your experience here. It would be of interest for others to see how well it worked out of the box and if...

Nice looking mallet Joel. It looks like it will be good for light thumping when cutting dovetails. For those deep mortises you may want to make...

Here are some more as I catch up on my time away from the computer.

How wide is the shaving at the Kezuroukai competition? Are any infill planes that wide? The following of traditions is another way of saying,...