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  0 Thread: New handle for my back saw
Post: Re: New handle for my back saw
[blockquote]MauleSkinner said:[hr][br][br]Thanks guys![br][br]I did notice the fact that the back didn't extend into the tote...I've made a couple other, smaller, back saw totes, and I realized this o...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 6 4,736 04-22-2016, 08:23 PM
  0 Thread: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool box?
Post: Re: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool...
[blockquote]Corneel said:[hr][br][br]Ever heard of Korczak? An educationist from early 20th century, seems to have been a big name back then. Anyway he described several rights of children. First one ...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 33 41,920 02-02-2016, 01:53 AM
  0 Thread: Kerfing plane or rebate saw plane
Post: Re: Kerfing plane or rebate saw plane
Don Williams on his blog recently said [br]"Over the winter I’ll be making my kerfing plane from a derelict plow plane body, and will be blogging about it as that occurs."[br][br]This is a good idea, ...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 8 9,501 10-19-2015, 06:16 PM
  0 Thread: hand saw too aggressive
Post: Re: hand saw too aggressive
[blockquote]MarvW said:[hr][br]My guess is, as is often the case, there is too much set. If you have a vernier caliper that measures in thousands, measure the thickness of the blade, then measure acro...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 6 5,678 09-19-2015, 12:32 AM
  0 Thread: The Ad-Vice, a very special wooden vice
Post: Re: The Ad-Vice, a very special wooden vice
Great work Klaus. I have a Carvers Vice which is similar in some ways - but this is much more versatile. I need to get my thinking cap on.
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 2 3,761 07-27-2015, 11:29 PM
  0 Thread: Gerd's saw file holder and Alex' handle
Post: Re: Gerd's saw file holder and Alex' handle
[blockquote]Andreaxforum said:[hr][br][br]I also prefer much more the guide on the tang of the file instead on the tip of the file.[br][br]My guide does not have the reference for fleam, because I wri...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 4 9,266 07-19-2015, 09:20 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone know who made this rasp?
Post: Re: Anyone know who made this rasp?
Definitely not sharp, a soak in citric acid will make sharper, but will not replace the steel rubbed off those points. Will never cut as well as a new one, but will cut pretty smooth, so a good last u...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 3 6,906 07-19-2015, 09:12 PM
  0 Thread: Saw making Part VII, the final part
Post: Re: Saw making Part VII, the final part
[blockquote]KlausK. said:[hr][br][br]We combined all saw making entries to one big one. For those who are interested:[br][br]http://two-lawyers-toolworks.blogspot.de/p/seit-unserem-beginn-in-2009-habe...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 2 5,913 07-13-2015, 08:08 PM
  0 Thread: Another saw sharpening question
Post: Re: Another saw sharpening question
[blockquote]Arlin Eastman said:[hr][br][br]Isaac[br][br]Do you have any recommendations on where to buy the files from?[br][br]Arlin [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Well, from Isaac of course!
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 3 6,052 06-10-2015, 09:33 PM
  0 Thread: Full Chisel
Post: Re: Full Chisel
Gary, put me down for the Hide Glue and Shellac titles, have been meaning to get them for some time - and thne out of print.
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 9 7,471 06-07-2015, 08:56 PM
  0 Thread: just another half back
Post: Re: just another half back
What can I say... the rest of us can only aspire to something like this.
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 11 7,930 05-02-2015, 11:43 PM
  0 Thread: How to get handles "red" on old tools?
Post: Re: How to get handles "red" on old tools?
Dragon's Blood resin in alcohol was traditionally used to give a red colour like mahogany. Google it for many old texts on staining. Apparently works very well on beech
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 5 6,621 04-23-2015, 08:44 PM
  0 Thread: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box
Post: Re: Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate Box
[blockquote]Sierramtns said:[hr][br][br]I made a similar thing for my dowel plate. Each hole is drilled separately to correspond to the correct size hole in the plate. This allows the dowel to be poun...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 6 6,313 01-01-2015, 04:52 PM
  0 Thread: How to polish a saw plate
Post: Re: How to polish a saw plate
I have used foil for years to clean the bbq, don't know why I did not think of saws... I could not find my tube of Autosol (cheapest I have found is at ships chandlers), so tried Brasso - in a tube - ...
 Heavansabove Woodworking Hand Tools 166 81,404 05-11-2013, 02:20 AM

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