Search:

I'm only posting to this old thread because it comes up in Google when queried about cutting masonite. Another option -- 14 point crosscut.

501644

Not a hand tool but.. DeWalt cordless drill-driver with a keyless chuck. Very frequently when I take my finger off the trigger the motor stops but the chuck spins open and drops the bit on the...

Assuming a sharp iron possibly the mouth is set to narrow, open it up and ease out just a touch more iron, or it might be that your work piece is kiln dried to crackers. Just guesses.

I do 800 when needed, then 4000 followed by a strop.

475164

I thru-bolt a metalworking vise to a piece of 1x4 so I can hold it in my ww vise = working in house instead of the cold garage.

472933

On top of COVID they traditionally get kind of cleaned out at Christmas. I got a 62 in November, shipped the next day. I got a carcass saw in December after about 10 days on the waiting list. I...

for Lee Valley fans, there's this offering. Weight and length are good. I previously used an old small brass-headed hammer that was used in gas fitting. Too heavy and the handle was too short. ...

Beautiful job. It's always a good feeling at the end of the process when you put your hard work to wood and it makes the shaving you hoped it would. Congratulations. Use my No. 8 more than I use my...

Neanderers,

I usually read and not post but I got a very cool tool in the mail this week. Paul Hamler has made a small run (50 I think) of chair scrapers. I believe some are still available. ...

I have the Veritas system and like it very much. I don't, however, do final sharpening on it. If I've got a chisel or plane iron hot off the world's biggest electronic yard sale, I use the coarse...

Does this prove some people just have too much money?

Jim, you just don't understand value. Think how short meetings would be if you replaced all the chairs in your office (except yours) with...

To me it depends on the size of the plane. For smoothers I like the Norris style adjuster but for jack, fore or try I like the Bailey for on-the-fly adjustability. I am developing a preference for...

St. James Bay Tool nickers. I've used them and they do fit the older 45's. They come a bit rougher than the Stanley originals but it's far easier to do a bit of clean up on these than making one. ...

Cold climate note -- don't let them freeze if they are in a garage or outbuilding.

Easier to use a screwdriver as a chisel than to use this as a plumb bob. ebay item 310308860017

Many ways work but dovetailing makes a strong joint between relatively thin plates. If you wish to through rivet the sides to the sole plate, the sole plate will have to be significantly thicker. ...

Thanks. I'll take you up on that.

Best,

Kevin

Dave,

I now have more tools than I need and tools that are capable of better performance than I can muster. Back to the shop!

I was born just down the road from you in Manchester. My...

Don't get me wrong. I love PATINA, been many times. I've been aggressively guarding PATINA Saturday against all who would schedule me to do something else -- possibly constructive -- with the day....

Nice set of planes. A good dad deserves them. Only a good dad would have not put them to work immediately to remove a budding artist's artwork from daddy's benchtop. Neat picture, well executed...

I'll answer my own question. Autosol from the Lee valley website wasn't expensive so I added it to an order and tried it out on various metals on vintage users and newer tools. Here's what I found...

Gee Bill either we're twins separated at birth -- or I got the same dog toy as you at Christmas. I'll find something else. What are the odds.....?

Kevin

Mark,

If you're going to do a lot of end grain, your next could be low angle or standard but you'll probably want an adjustable mouth -- which the 110 doesn't have to be able to take a finer...

Hello,

Does someone have experience using this Autosol metal polish on tools? it's in the Lee Valley new items section. From the ad it looks like a definite "patina" killer so I'd keep it away...

Leigh,

I did the same thing with my first brass sided plane. I ended up with a user. I picked alloy 360 "free machining" brass. It machines well but it's cold-working properties are nil. It's...