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Dan and Pete,

Like you say, I was probably too aggressive with a dulling tool and started "riding the waves". I like the skewing idea and that makes a lot sense. Is it ever advisable to scrape...

Derek,

Since this is only the second time I have put a new "hook" onto a scraper, I think you are probably on to something! I have a Veritas burnisher (the clam shell type, not the rod). I draw...

I just finished up a small box using Padauk with a Spanish cedar bottom. I used hand tools for everything except for rough cuts. On the sides and top, I used a card scraper to get rid of some tear...

I didn't go big or fancy. Had some shelves made out of old oxidized pine 1 x's. I found myself "boiling the ocean" with plans and ideas for tool storage and decided to do something that would be...

By the way, I never did post up the final project. Making use of unused space under the bench. The drawer holds bits. No real organization to them, just thrown in there and way better than having...

By the way, this is what I used. I find it's good to mix it up, let it sit for 15-20 minutes, then give it another stir and it's ready to go. I like the finish, but it shows dirt and oil pretty...

Thanks everyone. Now to get back to a couple of shaker end tables. Again, doing this "mostly" by hand. Some of the rough cuts have been done with machines. These will have milk painted poplar...

David,

"Pecking away" is a perfect description.

Thanks,
Bill

I've hit about the 9 month mark on my hand tool storage cabinet that I have made mostly by hand and out of scraps laying around the shop (garage). Last winter I hit the limit of my patience having...

Patrick,

I thought it looked odd, which is why I posted it. I had some scrap wood and just started fiddling with it without really planning out. Now I know and it looks weird to me too!
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George,

I like that idea. This was practice for a couple of shaker style end tables that I'll be making with hand tools. The picture might be a little deceiving as the drawer is only about...

Thanks Doug.

I am fairly new to the hand tool scene. My first real hand tool only project was that bench that I built last summer. It looks new because I just got done re-flattening the top and...

That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is me mixing up pins and tails in my original post. So, tails on the sides, pins on front and back it is. Thanks!

I was practicing on a drawer this weekend. Of course, now I need to make something for it to go into, but this was a practice session. It came out as it came out, but looking at the finished...

Ahhh! I was waiting for that reply. It is most likely user error/inexperience. However, if I can correct that (or shorten the learning curve) for a few $$, I'll take it. :)

Gary,

Those are thicker than the Veritas irons aren't they? If so, did you have any issues fitting them to older planes?

Thank you Frederick. The shooting board was my favorite part. Now I can go after end grain with slow deliberate strokes. With the Stanley blade, I had to "make a run at it" and hope the plane...

Derek,

Thanks for the confirmation of dulling "after a couple of dozen strokes". Up north we have "pine" in the big box stores which is from New Zealand. It is soft, but beats up my Stanley...

Thanks Allen. That's good to know because I just won an auction on a Type 12 No. 5 Jack for less than $50. I'll go through flattening the sole on the Jack like I did on the No. 4 and grind a camber...

Thank you Mike. Of course, what I want to know now is how good an equivalent LN or LV plane is in comparison!

My first post here and I'm pretty sure I'm jumping into the deep end with a "product review". But, I wanted to share my experience with a Veritas PM-V11 blade and chip breaker combo in my old...