Rustic Cherry ‘floating’ Shelf. Made from 100 year old beam 3″ x 4″ x 96″. Finished in Tung Oil. Top and bottom planed just enough to give a flat surface. Saw marks left on front edge. First the beam was...
Without doubt one of the best known hand tool manufacturers is the Stanley Tool Company. It was founded by Frederick T. Stanley in 1843, originally a bolt and door hardware manufacturing company located in New Britain, Connecticut. The Stanley Rule and Level Company...
Two additional, specialized, planes to add to your tool chest – – the Scrub Plane and the Toothing Plane. The Scrub Plane (Stanley No 40) is used to remove large quantities of wood in a short period of time. Working diagonally or across the grain. It is...
One Saturday late in July 2014 I called up a friend and fellow woodworker John and asked if he was doing anything. I told him I was heading to Avoca NY, about 2 hour drive west. While Avoca is in the heart idyllic country, it is no tourists destination, but people...
Planes are the epitome of fine woodworking and have four jobs in the shop: to straighten, flatten, smooth and remove wood. Simple, but many woodworkers are confused by all the different sizes of bench planes available. Stanley has at least 15+ planes, from the tiny...
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