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    that Sargent box has some merit. thanks.

    that Sargent box has some merit. thanks.
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    Oh, thats nice Derek. and a different concept,...

    Oh, thats nice Derek.
    and a different concept, front opening.
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    thanks for the ideas, people. I kind of like the...

    thanks for the ideas, people.
    I kind of like the boxes with deep lids so the plane is not so deep when you open up.
    I'll have to have a crack at somekind of box for it then.
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    How do you store your combination plane?

    Further to my recent post about the filletster blade.
    My recently aquired stanley 45 needs a place to rest. (also needs a pair of long rods if anybody happens to have a pair to sell)
    Looking for...
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    thanks for the discussion people. I am hoping to...

    thanks for the discussion people. I am hoping to use mine for some fancy picture frames. We shall see if I live up to that.
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    so its just a marketing thing to call the widest...

    so its just a marketing thing to call the widest one a filletster cutter and the others by a different name.
    fair enough.

    thanks
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    thanks raffo

    thanks raffo
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    what is a FILLETSTER cutter?

    recently obtained a stanley 45 . looking at the cutters in the little manual that came with it.
    #9 looks just like the biggest straight cutter but its called a FILLETSTER cutter.
    what does this...
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    Well that generated a lot of discussion. Thanks...

    Well that generated a lot of discussion.
    Thanks for all the input.
    So after all that and bingeing a bunch of youtubes I dont have any immediate use for my little box of cutters.
    They will have to...
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    thanks for replying Martin

    thanks for replying Martin
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    wow, thanks for that comprehensive reply Jim...

    wow, thanks for that comprehensive reply Jim
    will go away and digest it.
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    45/55 cutters in other planes

    Ive picked up a box no4 of stanley 55 cutters (one missing).
    wasnt looking for them they were jsut there for not much so I grabbed them.
    Will they work in any other types of planes?
    thought they...
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    yeah, one of my life philosophies changed a few...

    yeah, one of my life philosophies changed a few years ago from "make do and just get it done" to "the right tool makes any job more pleasurable"
    It applies to many things. (and loads up the shed...
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    thanks for all the encouragment. two more this...

    thanks for all the encouragment.
    two more this arvo.
    There really isnt anything intimidating about it is there. just get in and do it.
    Now that I am an expert I might tackle the auger bits.:;
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    sharpen and set

    Today I sharpened and set my first Tennon saw.
    and it works.
    now I can have go at the finer dovetail saw.

    that is all.:U
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    thats excellent.

    thats excellent.
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    THanks Paul, so that makes it a 26inch long saw...

    THanks Paul,
    so that makes it a 26inch long saw and it has 4 inches of cut under the back.
    There is no medallian, the handle could be remade, though its not recent seems to have useage marks on it....
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    Thanks Graham. thats just what I am after. So...

    Thanks Graham. thats just what I am after.
    So the 50 and 60 are still good tools just no frills.
    and the 1/2s are even simpler with flat guides instead of roller guides.
    less to go wrong.
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    Stanley Mitre Box and Geo H Bishop saw

    Hello there.
    Ive grabbed a Stanley 60 1/2 mitre box that seems pretty good and useable. It came with a GEO H BISHOP & CO saw which needs some work on the teeth.
    I will tidy it all up and see what...
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    yeah thanks for the reply. I might have to have...

    yeah thanks for the reply.
    I might have to have a crack at making something.
    Craig
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    Record 52 1/2 vice parts

    Hello, couldnt decide if a vice is a hand tool or general post. so ended up here.
    I have bought a couple of old Record vices. 52 1/2. one of them is missing a collar or bracket that holdes the...
  22. Thread: Fire Trucks

    by forunna
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    love the firetrucks oneye.

    love the firetrucks oneye.
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    different machine havabeer69. the current one is...

    different machine havabeer69. the current one is one of the box shaped thicknessers that you feed your timber through the window.
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    I litteraly just bought one today. still in the...

    I litteraly just bought one today.
    still in the box.
    not sure when I will get to try it.
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    I have been watching Leo for a few years. a great...

    I have been watching Leo for a few years. a great journey he is on.
    I think he has gone beyond 'restoring' TallyHo but thats beside the point.
    so many ways they source and prepare the wood....
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    Well, that was boring.

    I just got my first digital angle measurer thingy.
    Went out to the shed and checked the table saw and blade, 90.0
    checked the band saw and blade, 90.0
    put my new toy away.
    Now i have to wait...
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    i thought exacty the same thing

    i thought exacty the same thing
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    speared with his riving knife

    I watch a youtuber who is rebuilding a steel fishing trawler into a house boat,
    yesterday he posted a video of an accident he had with his table saw. just on a home project.
    His blade grabbed the...
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    You'll get them going alright. those red acrylic...

    You'll get them going alright. those red acrylic handles are kind of groovy.
    though you may have some trouble getting a shaving with that last one.
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    the bed is 4 1/2 foot long Definately needs a...

    the bed is 4 1/2 foot long
    Definately needs a guard. there isnt one.
    I just watched a youtube with a guy who stuck his hand into one becasue he forgot it was still running and didnt look.(had ear...
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    new old jointer. Pioneer

    Hi all,
    today i purchased an old 6 inch jointer. brand is Pioneer. Has a 3 phase motor. It weighs a freakin ton.
    it turns on and spins.
    Initial search here doesnt find any mention of the brand...
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    CLAIMED I'm in

    I'm in
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    love the fire engines

    love the fire engines
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    I'm withya on the Falcons. Beginner here but I...

    I'm withya on the Falcons.
    Beginner here but I have been using Stanley 4 and 5 as well as the equivalent Falcons all side by side pretty evenly.
    At this stage they seem to work just the same for...
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    I like that. Rejuvenating things that many people...

    I like that. Rejuvenating things that many people would just replace.
    :2tsup:
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    I think they are great, especially that little...

    I think they are great, especially that little one with the front stuck back on
    someone has gone to a lot of effort to keep using them.
    Thats a story.
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    So, its done. I enjoy using handtools. I can see...

    So, its done.
    I enjoy using handtools. I can see more of it in my future, just with some newer, softer wood hopefully.
    Appart from major dimensioning cuts on the table saw this is all done with:
    a...
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    CLAIMED I'm in

    I'm in
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    There's a tool? on the ground? huh

    There's a tool?
    on the ground?
    huh
  40. Thread: planing angle

    by forunna
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    thanks Ian, i havnt made a scrubbing plane yet...

    thanks Ian,
    i havnt made a scrubbing plane yet but did put a slight angle on a blade and it sort of did a similar job.
    I just went at it at all angles, luckily there wasnt bad cupping and its only...
  41. Thread: planing angle

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    planing angle

    hi, I am about to flatten a glued up board of old jarrah.
    got a 5 and a 5 1/2.
    Should I plane diagonally across the board with the plane going straight or plane straight across the board with the...
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    bit of an update here. these are all now moticed...

    bit of an update here.
    these are all now moticed and tennoned into the legs.
    started gluing up a top from the same stock.
    this is becoming a heavy thing.
    I am starting to enjoy planing. must be...
  43. Thread: Neighbours Day

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    what a great idea.

    what a great idea.
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    Nice one. I can watch plane restorations all...

    Nice one.
    I can watch plane restorations all night.
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    Soo, I have learned to not make the end pins...

    Soo,
    I have learned to not make the end pins too small especially in brittle wood.
    Also learned that old jarrah fence rails are probably not the best material to try to learn dove tails with.
    but...
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    Excellent. Love the firetruck. :brava

    Excellent.
    Love the firetruck.

    :brava
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    a freestanding wine rack for a daughters...

    a freestanding wine rack for a daughters birthday.
    three shelves of 4 bottles with a worktop on it.
    maybe a hanging wineglass rack if i havnt given up and bought her a Myer voucher by then.
    ...
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    started planing

    Hi people,
    I have finally started using the planes I have gathered for the past couple of years.
    Resurrected a rickety old bench, put a new vice on it.
    I suspect old jarrah fence rails arent the...
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    what a great idea.

    what a great idea.
  50. Hey Ganked, from my perspective, I started with...

    Hey Ganked,
    from my perspective, I started with a crappy GMC with an extruded aluminium top.
    I have now upgraded to an old Sherwood with big cast iron top and wings. It is like heaven yet it is...
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