Category: Tools
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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 two boxes that a previous owner had combined into one by nailing and gluing them together. I looked online to see if there were better…
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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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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…