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Form a Thread should work, I have used it once years ago. I believe that it is available from car parts stores. Good luck!

I think Alder is redder. Could it be Maple that has a little spalting?

Home made ulu?

I noticed that too. He brought up the point then refused to answer, hmm... So, I guess we should speculate. Maybe Stanley wanted to come and show off their new 62?

Thanks for all the help. I think that I'll start with a small wood wedge and when I get around to it I'll drill and tap the hole with a more standard thread size. Being cheap sure is a PITA...

Me too, thanks!!

Thanks for the replies. I think that the screw that holds the blade is 12-24, but the one that adjusts the mouth isn't any bigger than a 10. If I were to guess I'd say it's 10-20 (a 10-24 will turn...

I'm hoping someone here will know the answer... I bought a Stanley 53 spokeshave on eBay and it is missing the mouth adjustment screw. It seems to be a size 10, but isn't 32 or 24 tpi. Anybody...

All politics aside, they looked very nicely made to me. As did the new Stanley planes.

I had a chance to hold a WR plane a few weeks ago and I think that the comment about the tote size refers to it being to small around. Funny, the new Stanley tote looked big and poorly shaped but...

I'd recommend the David Charlesworth DVD - Precision Shooting Simplified. He also shows an easy way to compensate if your plane does not have sides that are perfectly 90 to the sole. I think that...

I have the magnetic version and find it works very well on my LN low angle jack - the magnets are very strong. You just have to make sure you have a plane with sides 90 degrees to the sole (that's...

Looks like it would be $80 for a new blade and CB if it has the older versions and you want the upgrades. You could use that as a bargaining tool.

I think that at some point you'll suddenly realize that the plane is working great and you can't remember the last time you honed the blade. I've recently expanded my Stanley collection and haven't...

You might try the David Charlesworth DVDs from Lie-Nielsen as well. If you buy a high quality plane I'm not sure if the first one would be useful (I haven't seen it), but I thought that the second...

Or just skip the ugly plane and start with the one you want! I really can't see these planes working better than the LN or LV and they are only a little cheaper. Wood River may have hit a niche,...

I agree. However, for many of those criteria we (the USA) are firmly in the middle of the pack and nowhere near the leaders (is that acceptable?) - and I can't afford to only buy Scandinavian made...

I have great respect for Veritas, and they aren't made in the US. I realize that nationalism is important to many people, but I think that quality vs. price generally wins in the market place. ...

That's a good point. These new 'premium' Stanley planes are too expensive to be in the Borg stores or for people who just need to fix that sticking door. To buy these planes people will have to...

That begs an interesting question. Do cheap hand tools put more people off hand tools altogether, or lead more people onto better tools. I would assume that these planes will be good enough to keep...

I just purchased the Nicholson rasps - they arrived today. Made in Brazil. I report this for curiosity's sake as I don't believe that there is anything inherently better or worse about the workers...

Looks like you got it, congratulations! It sure is pretty, hope it works as good as it looks!

My LN low angle jack is my favorite plane. For a smoother I went with the LV BU as the LN has a reputation as being a little less user friendly in its adjustment. You really can't go too wrong with...

They do offer free shipping a few times a year. It's a dangerous promotion as it seems unwise to not buy something...

I saw the same listing on eBay earlier. If I were awash in money...