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    Hi David, After spending an inordinate amount...

    Hi David,

    After spending an inordinate amount of time flattening the back of a 1" chisel, I am convinced the ruler trick will save a lot of time on plane irons. I read that one shouldn't use the...
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    Hello again everyone, Wow! Thank you for all...

    Hello again everyone,

    Wow! Thank you for all the replies.

    To Patrick: One of the strange things I noticed was that the DMT fine stone (25 microns) at first produced uniform fine scratches...
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    Sharpening Questions

    Greetings Everyone,


    I’m teaching myself to use handplanes. A critical part of this is learning how to sharpen the plane irons. I have a set of DMT Dia-Sharp bench stones and a 3000/10,000...
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    Hi Keith, The cylinder will be just under 2...

    Hi Keith,

    The cylinder will be just under 2 feet in diameter. The electrical tape sounds like a good idea. There exists a heat-shrink electrical tape which might give even more clamping force. ...
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    Hi Jamie, Thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't...

    Hi Jamie,

    Thanks for the suggestion. I hadn't even thought the cylinder getting stuck on the from. Your idea of a "deflatable" form sounds like a simple, effective way to solve the problem.
    Dave
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    Vacuum Clamping Bentwood Cylinder

    Greetings Everybody,


    As part of my next project I need to make what amounts to a cylinder, or ring, using bentwood lamination. I want to use my vacuum pump & bag to clamp it up, and would like...
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