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  0 Thread: handsaw recommendations
Post: Re: handsaw recommendations
come up and take my saw sharpening class and i will give you a couple of saws. It is easy. get on 35 and head North, get off at the Hwy 8 exit just past Forest Lake, MN go 4 1/2 mile and turn right, g...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 5 5,343 01-29-2016, 03:27 PM
  0 Thread: Naked Workbenches
Post: Re: Naked Workbenches
I see Rob used carpet pad like you put under wall to wall carpet, which seems to be working. I use a square of the non slip pad that one puts under throw rugs to keep them in place. It looks like a he...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,910 01-17-2016, 09:24 PM
  0 Thread: What plane to use on end grain
Post: Re: What plane to use on end grain
I would use a nice sharp #4 or #5 set it fine
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 6 7,972 01-05-2016, 12:41 PM
  0 Thread: Vise jaw linings OTHER than leather?
Post: Re: Vise jaw linings OTHER than leather?
Rubbery anti slip stair tread. PSA backed already.
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 11 11,503 01-05-2016, 12:39 PM
  0 Thread: #2 bench plane as a smoother?
Post: Re: #2 bench plane as a smoother?
I have fairly big hands and have little trouble using a #2 or a #1 for that matter. My mitts don't even fit around a #3 tote.[br]Once you give up the idea that you need to wrap your all of your finger...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 7 9,091 01-04-2016, 12:26 PM
  0 Thread: Saw Files - Ethical Question???
Post: Re: Saw Files - Ethical Question???
[blockquote]Paul-in-Plymouth said:[hr][br][br]Parenthetically, I have to say that as a chemist, the spelling fills me with a mix of annoyance and amusement. On the other hand, I might be more annoyed...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 7 7,332 01-03-2016, 12:30 PM
  0 Thread: Where to find a spring for a drill chuck?
Post: Re: Where to find a spring for a drill chuck?
I bought springs from McMaster Carr that worked great. Measure the diameter of the hole the spring goes in, I used a drill bit to get the size. Also measure the depth of the hole and double it for the...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 6 7,266 11-09-2015, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: Advice on transitional planes
Post: Re: Advice on transitional planes
Transitional and wooden bodied planes are very nice if you are working green wood as they don't rust or leave black marks. transitionals also make excellent fore planes where a wide mouth is a benefit...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 6 5,942 10-22-2015, 08:14 PM
  0 Thread: shorten a saw blade
Post: Re: shorten a saw blade
I use a big tin snips and shear them off, then file off the burr.
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 4 6,941 10-18-2015, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
Post: Re: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
I am not a fan of peg board so I just put up 1/2 plywood and put nails in where i want to hang stuff. It is easy to rearrange though not as pretty as some of the examples. Brackets are easily attached...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 14 15,651 10-18-2015, 03:22 PM
  0 Thread: Nicholson Bench Builders....
Post: Re: Nicholson Bench Builders....
I build up the thickness of the aprons with 3/4 inch stock. I leave gaps for the legs that create large dados for the legs to fit in.
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 2 5,238 10-12-2015, 11:50 AM
  0 Thread: Nicholson Bench Builders....
Post: Re: Nicholson Bench Builders....
I drill my holdfast holes through the top and then flip the bench over and put 2 x 4 backer over the holes with glue and screws. Flip the bench back on its feet and I then drill through the backer. t...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 2 5,238 10-11-2015, 08:02 PM
  0 Thread: Shooting plane
Post: Re: Shooting plane
Tom,[br]I use a # 5 and a bench hook that is basically 16 x 16 with no edge guide. the plane rides on the bench top. it is the same bench hook I use for sawing and i also use it as a spoil board for c...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 8 11,582 10-06-2015, 12:09 PM
  0 Thread: Been rehabbing and testing a few Foley machines - Videos!
Post: Re: Been rehabbing and testing a few Foley machine...
There is a Foley blog with manuals and etc. at http://foleyfiler.blogspot.com/ (http://foleyfiler.blogspot.com/)[br]I always thought the setters overset the saws a bit . I have the filer and retoothe...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 6 4,566 09-20-2015, 12:39 PM
  0 Thread: Raamtang
Post: Re: Raamtang
[blockquote]Mike Brady said:[hr][br][br]Another need I have is for a way to hold drawer sides when plowing the drawer bottom grooves. The fence on my plow plane needs to hang over the front of the be...
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 3 6,479 09-11-2015, 04:03 PM
  0 Thread: No.999 Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Duo finished up......
Post: Re: No.999 Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Duo finis...
Always liked the XLCR Exelsior, ever higher[br]I always enjoyed Pecos Bill's brand as well IXL and of course the band[br]NXS
 MikeS. Woodworking Hand Tools 8 13,462 06-15-2013, 10:13 PM

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