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Saving Marples Conclusion
I applied the same steps to restoring the remaining Marples chisels that I did to the 3/4" chisel. They turned out wonderfully well. Additionally, before sharpening, I used the buffing wheel with the green compound to polish the non-cutting edges of the chisel. Here’s the whole set. Not bad for $7.50 a chisel with shipping.…
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Saving Marples
Chisels. What’s good? What’s bad? What’s average? I have some Buck’s Brothers chisels from the big box store and they are new, have some sort of composite handles, and seem to be usable for fine woodworking. I learned years after acquiring them that Chris Schwarz recommends them as a decent starter set. In the last…
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Shooting Board – Making and Tuning (Fixing)
After building a workbench and restoring vintage hand tools, a shooting board was the next thing to build. After scouring YouTube, I settled on the Rob Cosman version. He makes a good case for a longer, 24 inch board, glued up on a form which creates a slight arc to ensure the plane doesn’t bridge…
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Harbor Freight Chisels – Windsor Design Chisels
Cheap Wood Chisels – Windsor Chisel Set from Harbor Freight About me I am a self-reported amateur, part-time, garage workshop, woodworker. I was primarily power tools before getting the hand tool bug and am now a novice amateur part-time garage workshop hand tool woodworker. I found Paul Sellers and Chris Schwarz on YouTube and am…