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I had a great customer service from Al at our local Woodcraft store. Years ago, before Woodcraft sold their excellent silicone chisel tip protectors, I bought a pair of skew chisels and wanted to...

Thanks gentlemen for the insights. I think i will give it another try on my Arkansas stones (need to make new holders for them anyways). I also have Kershaw and Buck knives with stainless blades...

From the recent pocket knives thread I noticed that many of us carry Swiss Army Knives. I use it for something several times a day, and my family expects me to have it available at any time (except...

Thanks for the insights. Next time I have a project with lots of ripping cuts I might try to devise something like the Woodsmith plan.

I realize that this topic has been covered multiple times but I thought I would ask a quick question.

I have no room in my 180 square foot shop for a real dust collection system so I make do with...

Agreed on not using a shop vac - the blower on the 735 overwhelms the average shop vac (I learned the hard way). I have a custom-made collector for the planer chips - two heavy-duty cardboard boxes...

Thanks for all of the insights. I have an upcoming project I can try the oil-modified polyurethane on. I've been buying finishing products in half-pint cans to experiment.

Thanks Jim - I just put the final coat on a picture frame, brushed it out to a "medium" thickness. Time to experiment with a bigger project.

I have heard many positive comments about this finish. I have recently used it on some small projects and have been pleased with the results.

The instructions on the can state the user...

Congrats Ron! Thanks for all the great blades and cutting irons.

I retired a little over a year ago after 40 years in the environmental biz. Many friends and acquaintances have been retiring; we...

Very elegant! Nice lines and a great way to show off some unique wood.

In regard to the smell - three years ago we had a huge elm taken down from the back yard. I found a sawyer to cut it into...

Very cool old chest. I imagine the ghost of a craftsman lurks within.

I don't know how the top rail was originally constructed. The wrinkly paint is on plywood -- at some point in the distant past someone repaired the door by sandwiching the top between two pieces of...

Thanks for all of the insights. It appears I might be safe using Titebond III. The joints are mortise & tenon or splined. It will be coated in spar varnish. I think the wood is some sort of...

The recent thread about entry door construction might have saved me from a disaster.

I am (roughly) duplicating the front screen door of our 1920s-vintage house. I was preparing to glue it up...

A very timely question. I have the same issue with a circa 1900 jointer plane. When I got in in the mid-1980s, the iron and chipbreaker could be easily removed and replaced. It has been on display...

My experience with Craigslist and FaceBook Marketplace is that it doesn't matter what I'm selling or how low or high the price is, my phone goes crazy. Messages and calls come in much faster than I...

Very impressive slabs! Keep us posted on this. I will have some similar projects and might need to steal some ideas

Very impressive - nicely designed and nicely built. Add another vote for dark green.

Thanks for all of your insights. I am going to hold off on any flattening efforts - plenty of other tool and shop maintenance tasks are awaiting my attention. The 60 1/2 performs well enough (most...

I have read many articles regarding flattening soles of planes, many or most stating that flattening is essential.

I have a Stanley #60 1/2 block plane and and Stanley#90 bullnose plane that I am...

A U-Haul truck and storage unit could be cost-effective (I recently paid $70/day for a U-Haul truck and $115/month for a 10'x15' storage unit)

The important question: Do you have muscular...

Very impressive! Hope you have many enjoyable hours restoring them. The ghosts of the original users are probably lurking about.

Tom - fantastic cabinet, great choice of hardware.

Since beginning this thread I have been tasked with building benches to expand seating in our dining room

Thanks everyone for all the info. I will cut the planks into longer lengths as cracks and knots permit.

Rod - your table is most impressive!

I have only planed down one plank so far to make a...