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Hand Plane Basics Part 2
2015 has been a very busy year so far. So busy in fact that I had to stop accepting orders for knobs and totes to allow me to catch up on other things. Things such as writing part 3 of this series. … Continue reading
Hand Plane Basics Part 1
I am often asked how to get started using handplanes. So, here goes. I chose the plane pictured above for this article because it is common and inexpensive. It is a modern Stanley #5 jack plane made in England. I bought it … Continue reading
To Restore or Not
Recently I was reminded that there have been a lot of newcomers to woodworking and especially to hand tools. My philosophy on tools is quite simple. Tools were made to be used. Before you get your feathers ruffled, I am … Continue reading
A Customer’s Plane
A customer sent me this photo of his Lie-Nielsen bronze #4-1/2 smoothing plane I made the holly knob and tote for him. I don’t know who did the engraving. This plane is absolutely gorgeous. As always, thanks for stopping by … Continue reading
Chisel Restoration
Just finished this rare set of Anton Berg socket chisels. The original handles were removed and the steel de-rusted in my electrolysis tank. Then they were put through a process I call “brightening”. This is a light polish where no … Continue reading
Latest Knob & Tote Set
Just finished this knob and tote made from holly. It was for the highly skilled engraver, Catherin C. Kennedy to mount on this beautifully engraved Stanley #4. The plane is finished in black oxide after it was ground true and … Continue reading
New Chisel Handles
I just finished a set of chisel handles for a customer. He bought new Lie-Nielsen bench chisels and wanted cocobolo handles made for them. The LN chisels are very high quality tools, but that is what you would expect from … Continue reading
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Tagged chisel handles, cocobolo handles, lie-nielsen chisels
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Installing a Handle on a Tanged Chisel
Re-handling a tanged chisel is a little more complicated than re-handling a socket chisel. But it is not above the capabilities of the average woodworker. If you can turn wood then you can accomplish this task. Select a blank big enough … Continue reading
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Tagged chisel tang, rehandling a chisel, tanged chisel handle
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Improving the Veritas Tote
A lot of thought, time, and independent testing went into the design of my replacement tote for the Veritas handplanes. The photo above shows a comparison of the veritable Stanley tote to my Veritas replacement tote, and the original Veritas … Continue reading
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Tagged plane handle, plane tote, veritas handle, Veritas tote
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Restoring a Pair of Chisels
Recently I restored a pair of chisels for a friend, Matt Cianci, in payment for sharpening a pair of saws for me. The pic above shows the chisels as I received them. Matt had de-rusted them prior to sending … Continue reading
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