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So I finally got my backordered LN #4 smoother. Naturally on the first project with the tool I somehow managed to get a deep scratch in the sole of the plane (see attached). I am not sure how deep...

I would like to build a sideboard that has two trash cans in it with a butcher block top that we can wheel around the patio for extra counter space while grilling. The sideboard will generally be...

Thanks. I must have missed this when I created an account. This is a totally different board when you can actually see the images!

Thanks a lot. Very interesting. I cannot seem to view any of the photos and get a permissions error when I click on them. Is there something that I need to do to enable picture viewing?

I will take a crack at the straight-edge only approach this weekend. I have a mathematical background, and I have no problem with the coplanar concept. I think my issue at this point is using the...

Thanks. So you don't use winding sticks at all? Also, what would you consider a good straightedge? I found this one from Taylor Tools...

For flattening I have a No 4 Stanley, a Stanley Jack plane from the 70s (maybe a no 5, not sure), and a Record Jointer plane that is probably a No 7. The straightedge that I have been using is a...

Thanks for the responses. My takeaway so far is that I should start by just knocking down the high spots. That is definitely different from what I have been doing, which is making the ends of the...

The table saw that I am referencing against is a SawStop PCS. The last time I checked, it was very flat.

I have been using winding sticks, but I am thinking that I have just been taking too much...

I am new to the hand tool world. After finally figuring out how to get my hand planes sharp (due in large part to some advice I received here), I am trying to learn how to square and dimension boards...

I agree completely on the garbage comment. Unfortunately at this point I am so inexperienced with sharpening that I am not completely sure what that stone should be doing. Until I really started...

So until now I only had the combination stone that is linked below. At least as per Amazon, the coarse side is 150 and the fine side is 240. Should I continue to use this for the coarse work, or is...

Thanks for all of the input. I am starting to see why I confused originally.

I do now have a strop. It sounds like to round out my sharpening station in a corner I will buy some float glass and...

Thanks everyone so much everyone for the clarification. This really helps a lot.

It looks like the coarse stone in the set that I just ordered is 600 grit oil stone. Would you say this is coarse...

I am trying to pick up some hand tool skills, and I understand that sharpening correctly is very important for getting the best performance out of the tools. I have been reading -- arguably too much...