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  0 Thread: Shaker Oval Box Templates
Post: Shaker Oval Box Templates

Does anyone have a pdf of the really big oval shaker boxes?  I'm looking for sizes 13-16.  Thanks in advance.
Raven907 Woodworking 0 649 11-27-2021, 02:39 PM
  0 Thread: Porter Cable Omni Jig alignment
Post: Porter Cable Omni Jig alignment

I have a Porter Cable Omni Jig dovetail machine.  I use it to cut through dovetails in relatively small boxes.  I am able to set up the guide with half of the fingers at one end to do one pair of join...
Raven907 Woodworking Power Tools 2 2,014 02-27-2017, 07:52 PM
  0 Thread: Foley retoother maintenance
Post: RE: Foley retoother maintenance

Wow, there's a Facebook support group for everything!  LOL. Thanks for all the help!
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,520 09-27-2016, 12:42 AM
  0 Thread: Foley retoother maintenance
Post: Foley retoother maintenance

I have a Foley retoother and decided to sharpen the punch and the anvil.  Has anyone else done this?  The manual says to grind the punch with an angled face so when it punches the saw plate it does so...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,520 09-22-2016, 03:09 AM
  0 Thread: Where to get brass screws?
Post: Re: Where to get brass screws?

I get mine at Ace Hardware. Use a steel screw to cut the threads, then install the brass screw. It doesn't take much to cam the heads or worse yet, shear the screw.
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 7 3,517 04-22-2016, 12:59 AM
  0 Thread: Brass saw plate
Post: Re: Brass saw plate

I use beryllium bronze tools at work. We get safety alerts about the dust being hazardous.
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 5,466 01-23-2016, 02:06 AM
  0 Thread: Naked Workbenches
Post: Re: Naked Workbenches

Nice job. Our club built 13 knock down French-ish style benches. It was a balancing act between making them heavy enough to be useful and light enough to be portable since we don't have our own shop...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,895 01-17-2016, 01:35 PM
  0 Thread: Removing zinc plating from screws
Post: Re: Removing zinc plating from screws

After using toilet bowl cleaner or muriatic acid, wash the parts with water. Dry completely and spray with WD-40. The first time I stripped the zinc from screws I only washed and dried. The next mo...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 7,786 01-14-2016, 01:52 AM
  0 Thread: Interesting vise
Post: Re: Interesting vise

Looks totally sterile. LOL
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 6 6,635 01-08-2016, 06:17 PM
  0 Thread: Vise jaw linings OTHER than leather?
Post: Re: Vise jaw linings OTHER than leather?

I've used 150 grit sandpaper. It grips really well, but it has its issues. I try not to slide wood in and out of the vise unless I intend to sand it. I used the pressure sensitive sheets and it wor...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 11 11,348 01-07-2016, 05:04 PM
  0 Thread: Knitting swift plans
Post: Re: Knitting swift plans

Looks like the answer is more Roy. I should have known! Thanks for all the help!
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 5 8,132 01-06-2016, 05:26 PM
  0 Thread: Knitting swift plans
Post: Knitting swift plans

My mom is visiting for the holidays and she took me to the yarn store to pick out yarn to make me some socks. They had an umbrella style swift for winding yarn. My mom said she has a squirrel cage s...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 5 8,132 12-30-2015, 11:06 PM
  0 Thread: Locating bolt holes in replacement saw handles
Post: Re: Locating bolt holes in replacement saw handles

I used to think the solution to never being able to find a pencil in my shop was to have more pencils. I couldn't have been more wrong. What I found was that all of the pencils ended up in the same ...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 8 5,961 11-26-2015, 06:05 PM
  0 Thread: Jewelers saw or fret saw
Post: Re: Jewelers saw or fret saw

Those of you who use a jeweler's saw, how do you tension it? The one I have the only way of tensioning is by adjusting the frame length, as if you were to use different size blades. Not really a gre...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 6 6,760 11-02-2015, 05:27 PM
  0 Thread: Saw making Part VII, the final part
Post: Re: Saw making Part VII, the final part

Thanks for the very informative tutorial! Could you please describe your process for drying ebony?[br]Thanks,
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 2 5,877 07-19-2015, 10:26 PM
  0 Thread: Please post pics of Secret Santa gifts
Post: Re: Please post pics of Secret Santa gifts

Hey Jonathan,[br][br]I guess we better get moving on those saw plates!
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 14 10,754 12-26-2014, 03:28 PM
  0 Thread: Finished my tool box
Post: Re: Finished my tool box

You put those grubby tools in that nice box?
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 17 15,066 12-23-2014, 01:57 PM
  0 Thread: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane
Post: Re: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane

haha. It must be the subliminal message of my shop bulldog staring at me while I work.
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,629 10-09-2014, 06:41 AM
  0 Thread: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane
Post: Re: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane

You want me to drop it off before work or after? Heck, I'll come right now!
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,629 10-28-2013, 11:18 PM
  0 Thread: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane
Post: Re: Norris Style No. 6 Smoothing Plane

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'll post an action shot tomorrow. Light and fluffy satinwood shavings. [br][br]Rhett, it may be a nice plane, but it certainly is no Nice Ash Plane. [br][br]I'm a...
Raven907 Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,629 10-28-2013, 09:37 PM

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