For a while I’ve wanted to try a 55 degree high angle frog plane. I had thought about building one, but I’ve never really been […]
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A Scrub and Jack back to service
I’ve been looking at the #40 Stanley for a while. When I saw a couple of planes on Ebay that needed some TLC and seemed […]
Continue readingA Stanley #45. Finding a home.
After posting that I was looking for a Stanley #45 on LJ’s, a fellow member mentioned he had one, but it needed all the accessories. […]
Continue readingCheckering a Plane tote
So after posting this http://lumberjocks.com/donwilwol/blog/30812 I had some request to show better detail on checkering. It had been a while since I checkered, but I […]
Continue readingSharpening past the DMT and Polishing the iron
I decided to see if I could improve on my dmt sharpness. The good news, I did. The bad news, I did. It’s not a […]
Continue readingSaving the #5!
I was looking through my broken plane pile for some inspiration. I came across a #5 with some issues. I set it on the bench […]
Continue readingA Brass Badged Sargent Made Craftsman #414C.
Here is a Brass Badged Sargent Made Craftsman #414C. I don’t normally restore Craftsman planes anymore. Not because they are not great users, they are, […]
Continue readingA Jointer worth a mention
found this In a small barn on Antique Alley, rt 4 in NH. The owner, Charlie, is 89 years old. He’s still hitting Donnelly’s auctions. […]
Continue readingMade in Germany #2200 Block Plane
A little research lead me to Tillmanns & Maier in Velbert/Rhineland. I found some info here, http://swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=149196&submit_thread=1 A lot of what I find is in […]
Continue readingBedrock By Stanley
My current Bedrocks All users in my shop. Dating bedrock is here Cut away views of Bedrocks are here
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