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Thanks Warren!

Timely thread for me, I was just going to search to see if there had been any discussion on tapered tenon saws. I'm looking to pick up (or order) a LN tenon saw at Handworks in a few weeks and was...

"It costs no more than a poor bench and will wear 10 times longer." This thread proves them right! The only way that ad could have been more clairvoyant is if it had said - "Christiansen Benches -...

What about going to Handworks in Amana, Iowa in May? It looks like most of the high quality hand tool makers in the country are going to be there. Now, I'm originally from Iowa and I think its...

If you don't want to find, restore and sharpen your own vintage saw, there is a guy that restores and sells saws on eBay that I had a good experience with and he seems pretty popular. I have a D-8...

Just got around to reading my November issue of Popular Woodworking Derek. Stunning chair. Really inspirational stuff.

You can add me to the list of guys that got their dovetail saw for Christmas.

He does a fantastic job and gets a lot of repeat buyers, no doubt about it. He is a real craftsman. I'm happy to see such a skilled craftsman making decent money for his trade, but unfortunately (for...

I bought a saw from Mike Azmica about 8 months ago and love it. He does a tremendous job. But his eBay following has gotten big and his saws have gotten pretty expensive. In the last few months,...

That is a piece of art. Amazing.

I'm convinced that my wife has a superhuman power, an alarm goes off in her head every time I spend more than $50. Unfortunately, she hasn't figured out yet how to use it to benefit all of humankind....

I've just decided to buy my wife a saw for Christmas. :)

Others will have their own opinions based on their own experiences, but on his website Mark suggests the 16" 12 ppi x-cut tenon saw as the most versatile of the saws. He says "I didn't set out to...

I go to Mark's website and drool at least once a week. I will buy one of his saws one day. I'm just hoping his prices stay at their current reasonable rate and don't sky rocket as his business and...

I need a shoulder plane for my latest project. Am I being dumb by trying to save $55 and getting the medium-sized L-N over the large?

I'm going with L-N because I've got a couple of gift...

I think that John Deere green is probably the best looking color in the entire world. Of course, I grew up in a town where John Deere is the largest employer and all things Deere are sacred. But I...

Used L-N planes seem to retain their value so well that if you want one you might as well buy new. That way you can start using it now. If you wait to buy used, it could be a long time before you...

Thanks Jim! From time to time I print off especially useful posts from here and have them in a folder for future reference. I just hit the print button on this one.

I've discovered one really big problem with using high quality tools . . . nothing to blame my mistakes on.

Roy Underhill writes in this month's issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine about using tallow, which is melted animal fat. He says its the best lubricant he's tried. He apparently makes his own by...

I have a LN #7 and absolutely love it, but I've never tried out the #8 so I can't really compare. Not knowing what I'm missing, I'm perfectly content with what I have.

I engaged in the exact...

Thanks Steve, but this was a lesson learned for me. If I had known how much effort would be required, I would have done something like you recommended. If there is ever a next time, that will be my...

Essentially had the same experience when I ordered a $100 flashing kit off of a borg website. They ended up sending me two for some reason. Called up and told them about it, all I got was a lot of...

Do you guys suggest using the David Charlesworth ruler trick on low angle plane blades?

Lie Nielsen's and Lee Valley's high quality customer service is well known on this board. I have another quick story about good customer service. I ordered a Tite Mark Long from L-N a few weeks...