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My friend bought me one in exchange for helping him for the day. Both of us were impressed with the little saw and it cut down a few 12" trees no problem. Where it really excels is cutting off the limbs since it's so light.

Finished two projects I've been working on for a while. First is a coffee table. Base is mortise and tenon construction with honey locust stock and the top is curly maple finished with Arm-R-Seal. Next is a lamp. The lumber yard has a pile of scrap outside for free. It's mostly poplar off...

Quick project to organize my ever accumulating saws

Did the picture not work? Or did you want to see close ups?

First flea market of the year. Total spend was only $182 Two panel saws. Richard Groves & Sons and Disston #76 Tenon saw Stanley #6 Two Stanley #7's. One corrugated Two Stanley #4's. One needs a front knob Stanley sweetheart #21 8" combination square Miller Falls #77 Small outside dividers Two...

I'm a little late, but that is a beautiful plane

My harbor freight 2 in one 18ga brad nailer and stapler works fine for me. I've never used staples in it but it shoots brads no problem. I've never needed anything smaller than a brad so I'm not sure how much use you'd get out of a pin/finish nailer. For the compressor I have a California Air...

That's easily worth $50 sight unseen. The question is how much more is it worth to you? As someone who already has a decent light duty drill press, I'd probably go to $250.

Looks like you can buy both wrenches at Sears.com http://www.sears.com/loggerhead-tools-8-in-bionic-wrench/p-00916521000P http://www.sears.com/craftsman-8-in-max-axess-locking-wrench/p-00935359000P?rrec=true Wonder if they reached a settlement

Used Snap On FL80 ratchet from ebay. My first Snap On tool besides some random sockets

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My first hand cut dovetails. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, this is the best joint on a small 6x6 box I made out of poplar. The rest weren't too much worse besides the first one where I mistakenly cut on the wrong side of my knife wall once. I'm gonna keep practicing at least a few...

Next time I see one of those cheap steel Stanley low angle block planes, I'm gonna buy it and cut the front off for my own chisel plane. Don't worry, I won't butcher a nice #60 or 65

I'm making a marking gauge because I'm too cheap to pay for a veritas. Plus I want multiple. Blackwood fence, stainless steel rod and a 1/4-20 flathead screw as a cutter. I faced it on the lathe so it's pretty sharp. Hopefully it'll hold a decent edge. Next up is a dual marking gauge.

I showed my dad the Stanley #78 rabbet plane I got. He said he had one just like it that I could have. I thought great, this will be like the time I got a Stanley #5 and he gave me an identical #5 a week later. Turns out this time it was something different, a Stanley #48 tongue and groove...