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  0 Thread: Wanna see how small a Stanley No. 1 is?
Post: RE: Wanna see how small a Stanley No. 1 is?
The no1 wasn't a 'kid's plane' or a salesman's sample. It's the smallest  of the line of double iron bailey pattern bench planes and was intended for professional use.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 15 8,233 12-30-2017, 08:26 PM
  0 Thread: Rob Cosman reviews a #1 hand plane
Post: RE: Rob Cosman reviews a #1 hand plane
I don't use it a lot but when I do I'm very happy to have it. It's smaller than most block planes, but it has a chipbreaker, which makes it useful as a smoother.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 10 7,094 10-13-2017, 02:11 PM
  0 Thread: Lapping station question
Post: RE: Lapping station question
Strokes77 Wrote: (10-04-2017, 10:24 AM) -- A sheet of mdf is cheap. Cut a piece for each grit. Glue the stuff down, use it up and ditch it. Men, For awhile now I've used a piece of MDF as my "lap...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 12 8,419 10-08-2017, 02:21 AM
  0 Thread: Files for vintage saw jointer
Post: RE: Files for vintage saw jointer
I have a couple of those. They work fine, but I kind of prefer to do that job with a larger single cut file just held in hand. It's not too hard to stay square enough by eye and it's quicker with a bi...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 8 5,991 09-30-2017, 02:42 PM
  0 Thread: What do I have here? Carvers?
Post: RE: What do I have here? Carvers?
You might find this interesting: https://youtu.be/85vcucqu3nM My guess is that those will be simple carbon steel, will sharpen well with an oilstone and hold an edge just fine.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 6 4,814 05-04-2017, 09:35 AM
  0 Thread: bench wood species?
Post: RE: bench wood species?
My factory made jointery bench has a beech top. My main bench has a sheet of 3/4" mdf topped with a sheet of white melamine.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 36 15,147 04-22-2017, 02:47 PM
  0 Thread: Tooth setting on 6tpi hand saw question
Post: RE: Tooth setting on 6tpi hand saw question
a bit late, but i generally take the approach with old steel that the less bending the better. In the case of an overset saw I'd joint, sharpen and test. if the overset affected the cut, I'd stone som...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 13 6,796 04-19-2017, 05:43 PM
  0 Thread: Hard Arkansas stone cleaning
Post: RE: Hard Arkansas stone cleaning
Warren-   Not everyone takes as good care of their stones as you. A couple of years ago I bought a surgical black from a guy via craigslist. It was glazed so shiny it wouldn't cut at all. I had to cu...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 12 8,870 04-09-2017, 06:45 PM
  0 Thread: Pocket stone
Post: RE: Pocket stone
A small cheap diamond plate. These days airlines will make you throw away stuff that makes no sense at all.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 8 4,881 04-08-2017, 08:53 PM
  0 Thread: Hard Arkansas stone cleaning
Post: RE: Hard Arkansas stone cleaning
Translucent arks are nice finishing stones, but they can tend to get glazed and shiny. Dressing them with a diamond plate will give you a fresh surface but I like them best with a surface that is brok...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 12 8,870 04-08-2017, 08:50 PM
  0 Thread: DMT Extra Fine - Coating is peeling off
Post: RE: DMT Extra Fine - Coating is peeling off
other than one disc made in china for glass grinding which popped off a bit of the diamond after I abused it vigorously by grinding tool steel with it, all of my bonded diamond tooling has held up ver...
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 7 5,255 02-16-2017, 02:25 PM
  0 Thread: shaper molding head help requested.
Post: shaper molding head help requested.
Quote: -- I have a delta HD shaper. the HD stands for Heavy Duty, which I guess it is, for a home shop machine. it sports a 1HP repulsion/induction motor, which if my calculations are correct is pu...
 bridger Woodworking 6 5,528 11-28-2016, 12:50 PM
  0 Thread: Removing plating
Post: Re: Removing plating
When they get to that point a bit of careful scraping with a razor blade can lift it right off.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,226 05-05-2016, 10:33 AM
  0 Thread: Developing a hand plane class
Post: Re: Developing a hand plane class
http://www.woodworkingteachers.com/ (http://www.woodworkingteachers.com/)
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 8 6,823 04-29-2016, 08:59 AM
  0 Thread: staked saw bench questions
Post: Re: staked saw bench questions
My initial thought was to make it as high as your longest handsaw is long. Having never made one though, I can't claim anything beyond a good imagination.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 5 6,769 12-27-2015, 02:22 PM
  0 Thread: What is the best way to clean the knurling on old tools ?
Post: Re: What is the best way to clean the knurling on ...
Hot soapy water and a stiff brush works well.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 9 8,290 12-07-2015, 12:16 AM
  0 Thread: Advice on transitional planes
Post: Re: Advice on transitional planes
Get the size you need the most /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowwink.gif [br]A transitional jack was my main plane for a bunch of years.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 6 5,942 10-23-2015, 01:28 AM
  0 Thread: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
Post: Re: Advice for wall storage behind workbench?
tool organization (https://bridgerberdel.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/thoughts-on-tool-organization-and-storage/)
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 14 15,654 10-20-2015, 11:29 PM
  0 Thread: Sharpen a marking knife??
Post: Re: Sharpen a marking knife??
I only bother to sharpen the last 1/8" or so of my marking knife. I do like to get it nice and sharp.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,789 10-17-2015, 08:06 PM
  0 Thread: #3 Stanley Repurposed to Shooting Plane?
Post: Re: #3 Stanley Repurposed to Shooting Plane?
#5's are cheap.... #3's, not so much so. You should be able to get 2 or 3 #5's for your #3.
 bridger Woodworking Hand Tools 8 6,610 09-30-2015, 10:11 PM

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