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22nd January 2009, 03:07 PM
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When one desires to remove the bluing, acid...
When one desires to remove the bluing, acid removes it handily. Citric acid works, but Phosphoric is much faster. I use a phos. acid meant to clean concrete available from home centers. One needs to...
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16th October 2008, 10:58 PM
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It is possible to accidently make the tenon no...
It is possible to accidently make the tenon no longer square off the rail. The effect is the same as John'o describes, just the other half of the cause sometimes. I find in the classes I have done...
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2nd September 2008, 08:33 AM
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Ah, SG--the split nits make much more sense for...
Ah, SG--the split nits make much more sense for the look of the saw. If nothing else, the back edge of saw plates began receiving a curved treatment instead of the earlier straightline through the...
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1st September 2008, 10:42 PM
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Hi Scribbly--Nice saw! Hi Ray, It's fairly...
Hi Scribbly--Nice saw!
Hi Ray,
It's fairly easy with American makers to know when they made the switch to the improved saw bolts. A little harder with the English makers. The old names hung on... -
15th August 2008, 02:08 PM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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I think I've been misunderstood. It's not that...
I think I've been misunderstood. It's not that the split nuts indicate a Fulton saw or not, just that split nuts indicate a pre-1880 build. Even after Sear's buy out, it would still be a Fulton saw,...
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15th August 2008, 04:05 AM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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Hah, the cabin and out house is still there. But...
Hah, the cabin and out house is still there. But the catalogs are long gone.
http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/little_house/slides/house2.jpg
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15th August 2008, 01:12 AM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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Hi Prozac, In the following picture, the...
Hi Prozac,
In the following picture, the lamb's tongue is that carved place where the lower handle to cheek connection is:
http://wenzloffandsons.com/saws/lv/no-8_0003a.jpg
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14th August 2008, 11:41 PM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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Hi George, Yes, it is a later one. The...
Hi George,
Yes, it is a later one. The earlier Fultons had a bit more shape to the handle, earliest ones had a lamb's tongue detail.
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14th August 2008, 03:19 PM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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Hi George, No worries. I probably came off...
Hi George,
No worries. I probably came off bad for writing that about Facebook and apologize if so. My issues are with them, not anyone using them.
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14th August 2008, 01:45 AM
Thread: Fulton back saw or backsaw
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Hi Prozac, Unless the saw has split nuts, it...
Hi Prozac,
Unless the saw has split nuts, it is unlikely to be before 1888 or a touch later which is when the Glover patent came about and began to be used. None of the Fulton saws I have seen... -
5th August 2008, 11:52 PM
Thread: How do i straighten a panel saw blade
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Jones, If this is a hand saw type of saw, and...
Jones,
If this is a hand saw type of saw, and if there is simply an even curve in a paortion or the whole of the blade, you can simply arc it back the opposite way tp remove a curve. No beating... -
16th July 2008, 01:19 AM
Thread: Getting started with hand sawing
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Hi Craig, There must be some good usable...
Hi Craig,
There must be some good usable vintage hand and back saws available for less than premium hand saws there. If you are new to hand sawing, I would suggest tool markets, boot sales and... -
3rd June 2008, 02:05 AM
Thread: The Russians are coming
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And to illustrate the mark... ...
And to illustrate the mark...
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/r_043_0002.jpg
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/r_043_0003.jpg
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23rd May 2008, 11:06 AM
Thread: Backsaws: Brass or Steel. Which is better?
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Hi Bob--yes, my understanding is between 9 and 10...
Hi Bob--yes, my understanding is between 9 and 10 percent, depending on the specific alloy, mainly the brass alloy. In my case, the alloy 260 has a nominal density, lbs/cu. in. of .308 and 1018 is...
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23rd May 2008, 09:19 AM
Thread: Backsaws: Brass or Steel. Which is better?
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Hi Ian--no, the Tyzack of at least that vintage...
Hi Ian--no, the Tyzack of at least that vintage and older is decent steel. Way better than say the Flinn saws available for about the same or a little less than current makers' better saws. When the...
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23rd May 2008, 08:00 AM
Thread: Backsaws: Brass or Steel. Which is better?
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Actually it takes more pressure to bend alloy 260...
Actually it takes more pressure to bend alloy 260 navel brass than it does an equivilent thickness of the steel traditionally used for back saws. Brass is also a good bit heavier than steel of...
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23rd May 2008, 07:57 AM
Thread: veritas sliding bevel problem
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While it is true there is slop, it is just a...
While it is true there is slop, it is just a little bit more than my vintage Starretts and a less than my vintage Stanleys.
As for comparing the LV offering and Chris' magnificant tools? Sort of... -
27th January 2008, 01:01 AM
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Yep, but it is impossible to do with 1/8" to...
Yep, but it is impossible to do with 1/8" to 3/16" thick shop-sawn veneer, at least if it is wider than a couple inches like the examples above...
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26th January 2008, 01:05 PM
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Hi Zen, That's what I do (wedges). I find it...
Hi Zen,
That's what I do (wedges). I find it more controllable for me as to the amount of pressure I am applying.
http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/credenza/slides/credenza_0055.jpg
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6th December 2007, 06:32 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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I've never said it isn't worthwhile for you or...
I've never said it isn't worthwhile for you or someone else, Jake. What I have tried to repeat is that because I don't seem to experience the problem you mention to a degree I think something is...
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6th December 2007, 03:59 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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First Jake, I would disagree that I am a...
First Jake, I would disagree that I am a traditionalist. At the very least you and I have different criteria for making such a claim.
Second, I have and will continue to advocate vintage plows. That... -
30th November 2007, 03:21 PM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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Ok, the camera is not cooperative (driver on the...
Ok, the camera is not cooperative (driver on the computer I think) and cannot download the pictures I took. I tried scanning the irons and one cannot see what needs to be illustrated.
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30th November 2007, 11:59 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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I'll post some pictures later tonight (my night)...
I'll post some pictures later tonight (my night) of some blades and make observations about them--as well as a few other comments.
For now, let me simply add that nit-picking at a series of... -
30th November 2007, 11:52 AM
Thread: Disston Hand Saws and Contemporaries
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Hi Scribbly G., I don't have a lot of...
Hi Scribbly G.,
I don't have a lot of time--waiting a call back--so this is brief and probably heretical.
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29th November 2007, 11:09 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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You know, you must hold me in really high regard,...
You know, you must hold me in really high regard, Jake. Basically you are saying that I am a liar. Pity that.
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29th November 2007, 08:30 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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No loyalties to any tool company but my own....
No loyalties to any tool company but my own. Loyalties to people, sure, but not to companies. For the record, I own precisely two Veritas planes. Same number as LN planes. Most of my tools are from...
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29th November 2007, 01:14 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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Me thinks--not that anyone asked--it is an...
Me thinks--not that anyone asked--it is an exercise in futility when time and money could be better spent. But it's not my time nor money.
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26th November 2007, 04:31 AM
Thread: Plow Planes: Tapered blades, discussion.
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Let me preface this with the statement that the...
Let me preface this with the statement that the finish of the bottom of the groove in Derek's photos is fine. In fact, in the typical groove or rebate, tear-out is a who cares. So too slightly angled...
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19th November 2007, 12:39 AM
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The LV spoon bits are made by them. If I...
The LV spoon bits are made by them.
If I needed spoon bits (meaning I didn't have my vintage ones) I would buy the LV ones. Spoon bits are rather simple tools. Clifton hasn't had any competition... -
16th November 2007, 01:44 PM
Thread: cheapest place to buy Veritas in US
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Lee Valley is the only source for the Veritas...
Lee Valley is the only source for the Veritas planes. They have no distribution in the US other than some retailers can stock certain widgets of the Veritas brand.
Buy them from LV directly and... -
13th November 2007, 06:37 AM
Thread: Hook Rules?
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You could fairly easily make a hook rule using...
You could fairly easily make a hook rule using any "plain" rule of your choice.
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24th October 2007, 01:50 AM
Thread: Is it supposed to be this hard?
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Yeppers. For me, the idea is to take as much as...
Yeppers. For me, the idea is to take as much as possible without--or with as little--tear out as possible.
Here's a #3 on curly Bubinga. The piece was *very* rough sawn. Goal was to make it... -
23rd October 2007, 08:15 AM
Thread: Is it supposed to be this hard?
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To give a visual to what Jake is talking about,...
To give a visual to what Jake is talking about, this page from a US Army book gives the gist of it...just don't take this for gospel either in the amount of shaping (curveture) but especially those...
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22nd October 2007, 08:11 AM
Thread: Is it supposed to be this hard?
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With HSS blades you may not feel a burr with...
With HSS blades you may not feel a burr with other than the coarser grits.
As long as the plane is bedded well and the plane itself reasonably flat, as long as the blade is sharp, as long as it... -
20th October 2007, 09:17 PM
Thread: Is it supposed to be this hard?
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Hi Jisk, In the picture of the shavings, it...
Hi Jisk,
In the picture of the shavings, it appears as thought the board below the plane has chatter marks? Or is that curly figure? If it is chatter, it would appear that the blade is simply set... -
19th October 2007, 05:22 PM
Thread: A Grateful Greeting
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Full of what, Derek? :U Welcome Mike! ...
Full of what, Derek? :U
Welcome Mike!
Take care, Mike
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17th October 2007, 05:58 AM
Thread: Thick verses thin – blades for the #112
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Well, when you awake... When a card scraper...
Well, when you awake...
When a card scraper is pulled, there is little pressure on the outer edges of the blade and mainly the middlin of the scraper is used...which amounts to nearly the same... -
17th October 2007, 05:18 AM
Thread: Thick verses thin – blades for the #112
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If you use a hand scraper, though, it too uses a...
If you use a hand scraper, though, it too uses a bowed blade unless you are using a thick LN/LV scraper plane blade that cannot bow (which I have done, it works).
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11th October 2007, 01:30 AM
Thread: Got a record 2506.
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Sorry Jake. My evening morphed into a late night...
Sorry Jake. My evening morphed into a late night working. When I did come back to the thread, Jeremy had plopped his picture in.
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10th October 2007, 06:20 AM
Thread: Got a record 2506.
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Hi Jake--the picture I posted is the LN versions...
Hi Jake--the picture I posted is the LN versions (of the Stanley). Stanley also produced a two-ended version with, of course, two blades so it could be used on both sides of the rebate.
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10th October 2007, 02:20 AM
Thread: Got a record 2506.
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Hi Jake, Yeah, pretty much. Mainly just grinding...
Hi Jake, Yeah, pretty much. Mainly just grinding the corner off at an angle down to the point so that it doesn't drag. So any angle from above the "sole" down to the leading edge should work fine....
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8th October 2007, 11:39 PM
Thread: Got a record 2506.
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The bottom edge of the iron is honed to each tol....
The bottom edge of the iron is honed to each tol. They all vary slightly as to how much of the iron tip protrudes.
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3rd October 2007, 02:11 PM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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Hi Jeremy, Yep, I knew they went basically up...
Hi Jeremy,
Yep, I knew they went basically up and down. The plane would need to be vertical anyway, especially cutting on the opposite side of the stock.
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3rd October 2007, 10:32 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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Hi Jeremy, I cannot recall if the #55 can...
Hi Jeremy,
I cannot recall if the #55 can also have the three skates at an angle across the width? I know they can vertically. But if they can be positioned at an angle front/back, that would... -
3rd October 2007, 07:55 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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Aside from the continued BS, Jake, the way I have...
Aside from the continued BS, Jake, the way I have made irons for skewed woodies is to make the profile using hollows and rounds and then miter cut it at the angle I desire to bed the plane. As you...
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3rd October 2007, 02:10 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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Nah, I am not talking about "springing" the...
Nah, I am not talking about "springing" the plane, Jake.
I am saying to make a skewed cutter in the profile of the 42 mm one.
The point about springing a plane had to do with wooden planes in... -
2nd October 2007, 08:09 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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My point is, as stated, I have not tried a...
My point is, as stated, I have not tried a *skewed* molding blade profile in a #55.
My correlation--personal experience--is that with skewed planes that do profiles (albeit simply ones) like a... -
2nd October 2007, 12:26 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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And the easier pushing would be my main point. A...
And the easier pushing would be my main point. A slicing cut is always easier than merely forcing a straight-on blade into the grain. Less resistance. Hence the skew suggestion.
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2nd October 2007, 12:19 AM
Thread: Stanley 55 experiments
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Not a silly test, Jake. While panel raising...
Not a silly test, Jake.
While panel raising planes are made for cross-grained work, the majority of the cut is with the grain--which often undulates or reverses. I have tried a panel raising... -
30th September 2007, 11:59 PM
Thread: Discussion on jointer planes.
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It's typical of a thread which shifts from...
It's typical of a thread which shifts from conversation to personal agenda attacks. Seems that often the attackers are comprised of just a couple of the same people. This time I am sadened by a...