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There are several questions in your original post. If you are just looking for a wooden plane experience, I agree with Ken above that the wood:wood interface is the benefit and a jack or scrub would...

Everybody needs a break once in a while, no matter how much fun they're having. Although not a power tool user, I still don't mix my whisky with woodworking. Therefore, my old (pre-millennial) La...

Hardwick's is an icon here in Seattle. They have been threatened by the rent environment for a long time. I go out of my way to buy there, just to support them. Since they also sell used bits, you...

I agree with Bill above. Tome Feteira files have been my go-to files for some years now. I have been happy enough with them to have forgone further comparison shopping.

Before looking for a new blade, I would suggest going back to scratch and prepping the blade to a new, perfect 45 degree angle, just as you would a plane iron, then set the burr and insert the blade...

The main issue between this being a really sweet spokeshave and a total failure is the relation of the bevel of the blade to the mouth of the shave. If it is sharpened so that it is not truly...

For through dados, I used to use a mitre saw. Now I use a 16" gentleman's saw that I bought on a lark (had never seen one before this long) and love it. For stopped dados, I use a stair saw with the...

+1 on the Disston D-8 5 ½ rip. Will be a lot of work but, if you set up to sharpen and set the saw, you will have a really good opportunity to fool around with rake, ± slight flame, and degree of...

The Black Bear Forge holdfasts are great right from the smithy. They are rough forged over the shaft, so don't need roughing up. I have used mine on pretty thick benches but don't think over four...

I'm sure I'll get slagged for this but I have to admit that I have adopted Paul Sellers' hacksaw technique for extending the life of my files, particularly when the teeth are really wonky or I am...

It's actually less about the humidity and more about the dew point. I live in Seattle where the humidity is actually pretty high but we don't fluctuate past the dew point frequently so it doesn't...

I quite agree with the grain orientation and light strokes statements. I really like the Japanese bladed markers for across the grain marking but can make the wheel-types work on difficult grain or...

Two pieces of 1" aluminium box stock, one sprayed white, the other black. Durable, moisture-proof, and lightweight. Durable is good, as I take them with me when I am wood shopping since any wind at...

Totally love those planes. I have put together a full set of working models and they are so easy to use and maintain that I tend to find uses for them even when they may not be needed. As far as the...