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  1. Popular Woodworking has a how to build DVD of the...

    Popular Woodworking has a how to build DVD of the Moravian workbench and Plans.
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    Vintage tools has used leather working tools. ...

    Vintage tools has used leather working tools. https://www.vintagetools.net/
  3. You don't want the handle glued into the socket. ...

    You don't want the handle glued into the socket. You may run into a problem where removing the handle allows you get into a tight spot, Think butt chisel. Just don't hit the socket with anything...
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    Lee Valley caries Bahco saw files

    Lee Valley caries Bahco saw files
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    If I was looking for a portable bench I would...

    If I was looking for a portable bench I would build using Will Myers plans for a Moravian workbench. Building the Portable Moravian Workbench with Will Myers
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    Fine woodworking has an article in the current...

    Fine woodworking has an article in the current Tools and Shop addition that just hit the news stand. Popular woodworking also has plans for a similar work bench.
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    If you are drawboring the parts of your work...

    If you are drawboring the parts of your work bench correctly, you don't have to use glue.
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    The axe or hatchet you use depends on what you...

    The axe or hatchet you use depends on what you want to do with it. May carvers (bowls and spoons) use double bevel hatchets with a radius on the bevel edge. Using a hatchet to flatten wood you...
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    BenchCrafted is selling hardware to make a...

    BenchCrafted is selling hardware to make a mitered jack vice. you could modify that vice to have rectangular chops to hold work.
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    Lee valley still sells O1 spokeshave irons. I...

    Lee valley still sells O1 spokeshave irons. I bet they will exchange the iron.
    Lie Nielsen Boggs spokeshave iron is also A2.
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    Popular woodworking has this DVD that will be...

    Popular woodworking has this DVD that will be available soon. Building a Traditional 18th - Century Jointer Plane ...
  12. Blackburn tools also has a very nice saw file...

    Blackburn tools also has a very nice saw file holder similar to the Veritas saw file holder.
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    If it was me I would probably skip the treated...

    If it was me I would probably skip the treated wood, heavy wet stuff. the treated wood will probably warp or twist as it dries. I would try to buy air dried rot resistent wood like cypress.

    Look...
  14. Thread: Holdfast?

    by Jim McGee
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    Auriou Forged holdfast ...

    Auriou Forged holdfast

    http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/auriou-forged-holdfast.aspx
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    My be advice is, look through the last five years...

    My be advice is, look through the last five years of Popular woodworking and find a subject that hasn't been covered before.
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    Astragal Press has a note on their web site that...

    Astragal Press has a note on their web site that Making Traditional Wooden Planes is out of stock but will be available soon. No telling how soon is.
  17. Thread: Fray Brace

    by Jim McGee
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    Thank you all for your kind help. I used a spray...

    Thank you all for your kind help. I used a spray can of Brake Free an forced oil into the oil hole and turned the brace. With a lot of turning and oil the brace is know turing freely. Thanks again. I...
  18. Thread: Fray Brace

    by Jim McGee
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    Thanks Mike for the warning. I will try flushing...

    Thanks Mike for the warning. I will try flushing it out. It's usable but a little stiff.
  19. Thread: Fray Brace

    by Jim McGee
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    Fray Brace

    I recently purchased a Sponsford style Fray Brace with the pewter bands on the handle. The pad at the head of the brace move stiffly. I suspect that there is a buildup of dirt and oil or corrosion...
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    You might try asking this question on the...

    You might try asking this question on the WoodenBoat Forum. This question comes up when ever someone needs to the deadwood on their boat for a propeller shaft.
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    Lee Valley posted Tongue-and-Groove Accessories...

    Lee Valley posted Tongue-and-Groove Accessories for Plow Planethe today (5/17/12) on their wed site.
    http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=69613&cat=51&ap=1
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    I don't have the Kindel version of the book. ...

    I don't have the Kindel version of the book. Hock's book has lots of picture including micrographs of sharpened steel. Unless you are using an IPad or Kindle Flame these pictures would be crappy. ...
  23. Thread: Scrub Plane

    by Jim McGee
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    Jim Toplin has an artical in this months wooden...

    Jim Toplin has an artical in this months wooden boat magazine about how to turn a stanley number 5 or 6 into a fore plane. He curves the frount of the mouth in the same arc that he will sharpen into...
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    I think Chris Schwarz had a blog a while back...

    I think Chris Schwarz had a blog a while back about using ball catches to hold round bench dogs in place. He drilled the appropriate sized hole in the side of the bench dog and inserted the ball...
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    Chris Thanks for the advise about waxing the...

    Chris
    Thanks for the advise about waxing the rabbit plane. I will use it.
    Jim
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