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Crescent Wrench: Certainly, the most "talked to" tool in the bucket. Also widely known as a "sonofab!tch". The mechanical equivalent of using your fist as a studfinder... yep, its jelly... no, we...

Don, I'd go with the school of thought... 'perception is reality'...

If it CUTS great, it IS great...

By the same token, I can also relate to wanting to be absolutely sure!

Ugh, the...

Lots of folks swear by Renaissance Wax...

I have had the best of luck using it on my jointer table top after failing w/ other products.

I live in FL where the moisture = murder...

Its...

Gloats 'round here ring pretty hollow w/o the flick...:(

Dont forget some chisels...

Grease... grease... grease...

"Anyway its the beginning of a beautiful freindship - me and my plane":D[/quote]


Edit -- "me and my new found plane sickness":rolleyes:

Creekers... greasing the slope like a bucket...

Nice clutch of saws ya got there Thomas!

Bob Smalser has an article 'tutorial' on straightening bent saws...
I dont have the link in front of me right now. But it should help w/ your bent tip.

Thanx Martin.

The upside is that I can still PULL the LN order... :D

The DMT Diamond stone makes the most sense to me because of the relative hardness of the diamond stone compared to the much softer water stone. The water stone will conform to the much harder diamond...

Boy, LN must be behind on everything!!!:(

I ordered the Independence Dovetail Saw on 12/28 from Woodcraft...:rolleyes:

They said it was 11 days on backorder.;) ...Ok cool.:cool:

After 15...

The nib is there to keep you from accidentally using the saw upside down!!!:D:D:D

I WANT ICE CREAM!!!:mad:;)

Seriously, Dave enjoy!!!:D

My name is James Mittlefehldt and I am a saw a holic. (sigh)

Did I say the new saw cuts really nice without rehabbing?[/quote]

James, dont be so hard on yourself!:eek:

If you use your saws,...

Just by coincidence, this afternoon, I happened by a rusty ole D-8!
It was quite by accident... I was going to the flea market to look for tools (rust). Well, I accidently passed my turnoff and had...

Just like an ant to the pitcher plant!:eek:

Wow Mike, thanks for the tutorial!!!:)

Now I finally know how to properly sharpen a router plane!

Damn...

...Now I'm going to 'HAVE TO' go out and buy one.:mad:

Is it me, or does the 7" x 4" seem sorta small for a face vise?:confused:

Thanks fellas, your tips and advice come much appreciated as always!!!:)

Now I have to sit on my hands for a whole week and hope the guy comes back and still has those 'D's'. $5 each!!!
The...

I could also agree w/ Johnathan on the starrett double square..
I have been drueling over one of them, 4" or 6", for a couple months now.
Just having a hard time finding one locally (I really dont...

Groz makes a box set of three different sized engineer's squares.
Oh, look... A link!!!
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=20413

Pretty handy little kit for $35.;)

Yea, that was my 1st thought, that it was a Defiance model. But the 'defiance' is usually spelled out on the socket..
Also this one had the red stained handle?
I dunno, after all, this 'is' Stanley...

Hey Guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me identify a chisel I spotted at the flea mkt?
It was a Stanley socket chisel with a handle very similar to a 750, in fact (to me) the 'whole chisel'...

Wow! What a great way to quickly hone (heh heh) a good cross section of skills.
Thanks for that Mike!

Find a pre-war Stanley/Bailey #4 plane for about $30-50. Clean/fettle/sharpen it to usable condition.:)
Then watch in awe as the slope goes vertical.:rolleyes:
Suddenly (miraculously), the $100...

Barry, from what I can gather, the #3 may have a smaller tote than a #4. I personally do not have a #3. But I do have a #4 and love it. Many, more experienced than I, claim it as the most useful if...