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Sharpening saga continued, and holiday projects. There was a particular motivation for sharpening all of my hand planes, beyond entertaining strangers on the internet and opening myself to well deserved criticism on all of the ways the process could be improved. Holiday gifts. Just not the...

I’m reposting a lengthy post I made in nicholam77 ’s thread about wooden planes. Prior to starting an industrial design degree and subsequent career, I fancied myself the woodworker and spent a year and a half making furniture mostly full time. I was convinced craftsmanship, and inspiring my...

nicholam77 and other followers of this thread. I’ve been mulling over outfeed and assembly table ideas and came across this video on YouTube that captures most of what I think should work, and many of the folks I’ve drawn inspiration from.

1 gift received. 1 gift shipped for weds delivery

My gift was back ordered. Arrived this am. Gift wrapping and sending via fedex tomorrow.

Minor update: delta dp220 drill press rebuild After advice on this forum, I hopped over to the vintagemachinery.org woodworking forum and made a single post asking for a new spindle. There were a couple options on eBay, but they were all pretty grungy. Within six hours I had an offer and...

Heal well. Don’t skip the stool softeners when taking the opiates. Belly pain trumps arm pain.

The wood won’t know how much you spent on sharpening paraphernalia. The wood won’t know if your plane sole is wood or metal.the wood will know if your blade is sharp, and it will tell you. I really enjoy the small metal block planes and larger wooden jointers and smoothers. I’d be a liar if I...

nicholam77 My sharpening set up. This discussion motivated me to tune up most of my planes, which in turn prompted a wee project. Left to right: - Stanley low angle block plane. Readily available on Amazon for about $50. It took forever to bed the sole in which had a sizeable hollow in it...

sakurama congrats on the garret wade partnership. I hope they’re great to work with, and while you can’t pay a mortgage in bronze planes and sharpening stones, I hope they treat you well.