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Luke,

A couple of thoughts. Look at the auction site doing a search for "acme thread 5/8" or "acme rod 5/8" and also under "Veneer Press." All of the suppliers that list the 5/8-8 acme rod only...

Luke,

After having just caught up with this post, it dawned on me that I was originally thinking to make it a bit taller than your bench. It just dawned on me that it should only be the height of...

Tyler,

I believe the original Stanley 5-1/2 had a 2-1/4" iron. Later on, I think in the late 1930s, they switched to a 2-3/8" iron. Thus, the early 5-1/2s won't interchange with anything else,...

Luke,

This may not fit the bill, but one of the suggestions above was the Dutch Tool Chest, although this would probably come under the category of a big tool chest. However, you could build one...

Greg,

I can't comment on everything, but will on the Stanley 78 and the Stanley 71.

On the auction site the sold via auction stuff was a little thin, and that is the source I use to estimate...

Hi Steven,

Looks like the woodworking is going well, but resting the legs is important too. (DAMHIKT....I think you and I are about the same vintage.) Thanks for the information on the new...

William,

Very nice job!

Stew

Steven,

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Dungeon Woodworking Shop. You have posted a lot of pictures of work progressing in it before, but this is the first time that I can recall seeing a...

Hi All,

Steven, if I understood your initial post correctly, the original question was whether you NEED all the specialized tools to cut dovetails. I haven't tried to cut dovetails in a long...

Steven,

The stand looks very stout and looks like it should hold up well. Good job.

Regards,

Stew

Tom,

As per your second post, I thought about memories as a kid and decided to write a couple down. As a little kid I too build roads, etc., in the dirt. My favorite was a brick that had a half...

Tom,

That is a neat story. Tools can tie generations together. Those are a neat keepsake.

I have a couple of my grandfathers tools and use them some, although not as many as I would like,...

Hi Richard,

+1 on both comments from Joe above.

I am now finally retired, but am currently working on remodeling the house my wife and I bought, so no time for woodworking. Thus, any...

"Not too bad, for a $26.81 Plane?"

Not bad at all Steven! Not bad at all! I really like the curls you were getting in the last photo.

Stew

I had taped a lot of the NYW episodes, but pitched them, and a lot of other stuff, when we moved following retirement. My wife also pitched a ton of VCR tapes, far more than I had. We virtually...

Tony,

You might want to read my note again, as I went back several times to edit it, and did not finish until about 8:40.

+1 on it being a nice grinder. I may get a CBN wheel eventually also....

Tony,

First I set the tool rest at a 90 degree angle to the stone. Next, I spray the iron with lay out blue, let it dry well, and then use a square and an awl, or something similar, to scribe a 90...

Hi All,

I have a Stanley 71, but visited with a very good hand tool wood worker maybe a year or more ago as I watched him work. He was cutting a dado with a Stanley 71&1/2. It had a fence of...

Assaf,

Beware and be careful. You probably have already seen it, but there appears to be small crack in the upper right hand corner of the plane in photo #6. It is to the right of the upper...

Steve, +1 to what Jarry said.

I might add that the nice finish spruced up the project, as the finished red cedar has a very nice look to it and seems pretty fitting for the project. I...

Adam,

I think the "6" is actually a "9." The American producers often stamp a number below the handle on the saw plate at the heel of the saw that represents the tooth count in the "point"...

Dan,

My background with saws is carpentry, although it has been more than 45 years since I worked full time for a carpenter. None the less, I have done carpentry on and off, although not for...

Mike,

Beautiful workmanship as usual! There were NOT too many pictures.

Thanks for the post,

Stew

I agree with Derek, James, and, and Jim. I remember seeing one of those in a book or magazine article, and the craftsman seemed to like it, but as the others mention, it struck me as dangerous when...

Steven,

I have been catching up on the Neander posts and just caught up with this. The boxes are turning out well. Been doing handyman work today, painting our foyer ceiling, working with the...