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Tool Chest Treasures

Would you spot tool chest treasures, for woodworking, in the wild?

Making a Pointed Tip Bolt

There are several componenets to make when building the PASK Makes jig for handles. One of them is taking some bolts, chucking it up in a drill, and using a...

Stanley No. 45 Cutters Box Labels

I recently acquired some cutters, or irons, for the Stanley No. 45 combination plane. Fortunately, the labels on the box were still present and readable. The set actually came in...

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...

Harbor Freight Chisels – Windsor Design Chisels

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...

Saving Marples Conclusion

I applied the same steps to restoring the remaining Marples chisels that I did to the 3/4” chisel.