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Hello, I thought I would post a pic of my rib clamp for planing.
Its a cedar 4x4 inch post with two indentations chiseled into the sides so that pieces of soft white pine act as clamps to hold the...

That does make sense.. certainly quite a bit of money and know-how go into the modern designs.
Maybe my gut reaction/statement was not very thought out.

These two old Macs though, are as they...

I should say, however, it was on this site that I first saw and realized that people collect vintage chainsaws : )

I really appreciate the (literally) thoughtful replies.
Because of my hand situation, when I have done freehand sharpening, I found that (with the blade facing me, as when in use) pressing the bevel...

Right you are, thanks : )

Here's a carving I did.. mermaid and shark.. from a stained glass design book by one of your compatriots, Ms. Jillian Sawyer.

I hear you about the hand sharpening without jig.. I have quite a bit of tendon damage in one hand.. so I have to be extremely careful about the kinds of forces I exert upon them.. the Veritas does...

So, I am not off the grid.. but I am very DIY.. and my workshop does not have electric.. so lights are lantern and old kerosene 1922 Alladin. Anyway, I devised a gluepot heater by cutting a coffee...

And here's my main runner.. a McCulloch Pro Mac 55. A nice hard working 55cc saw from the 1970s. I like the accessibility, exposed cooling fins (I don't understand cooling fins tucked under a plastic...

Hello, I though I would post pics of my sharpening setup and method.. I keep my waterstones in clean buckets, and when sharpening, the stone is at a high angle so that a rinse with the little white...

Here is a fun old beast ! 80cc chainsaw from 1960's.

Hi I recently read an old thread here about a welded and toothed DIY clamp for holding thin pieces for planing ( https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=38354&highlight=fish+scaler ) I keep...

Yes, the blade is sharpened much like a western blade.. (but NOT on a power grinder!) however the long term care of a Japanese kanna blade is more involved.. such as carefully tapping part of the...

yes here you see how far I got today.. I do see an increase of pencil carbon.. however as I continue scraping that away I am getting the blade edge closer and closer to the mouth. Right now I am...

thanks, yes I will work a bit more to get the blade closer to the sole. As for the sides, I am careful not to touch the top of the "slide" or "shoot" against which the blade is being pressed.. but...

So my question is one that I think will be difficult to answer with words.. how hard to strike the iron with mallet?#
I have a new kanna, the blade was exceedingly tight.. so began the pencil...

So my world gets a little more complicated! Okay I guess I have some thinking/searching to do.. I really appreciate your time and thoughts!#

Hello, I am trying to find recipes or advice for homemade varnish.
I found a recipe for "Old Down East Varnish"

2 parts Turpentine
2 parts Boiled linseed
1 part pine tar
1 part "Japan Drier"
...

Thanks for the link! : )
interestingly.. the antique dealer where I purchased this drill had another blacksmiths drill/post drill that was out of my reach financially.. it was never uncrated from...

Hey thanks for the photo link! great photo! yeah I've been toying with some cardboard/thin wood versions of that piece. Then, I've just gotten a message from someone with another BF614.. who offers...

okay.. I had to post this...

my Buffalo Forge 614 drillpress. Works great.. heavy flywheel on opposite side keeps the momentum. It is missing an advancer which automatically advances the drill as...

Interesting links! Thanks a bunch!

Bob- that's hot. I felt a little better for my situation after reading yours.

My barn (something like 12 by 16 feet) is all wood.. raised off the ground by a...

A "tools humidor" is an interesting idea!
My new Tsunesaburo Meigo-Ryomou kanna is gradually getting back to the condition it was in when I purchased it a few months ago. Bringing it into the house...

So.. I am thinking of you people in hot climates, especially, as here in the middle of the USA, it is in excess of 48 Celsius / 120 F in my shop by mid-day if I do not open the doors in the morning...

Thanks for the thoughts on the scraper! I was guessing that would be the answer .. yet tapping on the flat of the plane body somehow seemed in error.

as for front/back of kanna.. I just assumed it...

Hello, I have just today received a couple planes.. one of which is a scraper plane.. I noticed with another purchase some time ago that after acclimating to the dry Oklahoma, USA climate, the blade...

I am curious if any of you have used planes made with Tsubame or Swallow Steel. What is a good choice of waterstone for this hard blade?

Hello, I had researched for a while, the available kanna (plural?) on online sites. I was a bit apprehensive to drop a lot of money for something with which I had no experience.
I decided to buy a...

Thanks for the info.. yeah it's a modern world. I guess that's why I am so into hand made things, archaic ways etc. However I can't let a hang up like that totally block me from doing my work.. I do...

Hello, I am fairly new to the world of Japanese tools.. however I have been using some very used chisels and kanna from ebay for some time. So I feel that I am ready to treat myself to some new tools...