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Stanley No. 45 Cutters Box Labels

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...

Bruce Bruce
01 May 2025
Shooting Board - Making and Tuning (Fixing)

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...

Bruce Bruce
05 Aug 2024
Harbor Freight Chisels – Windsor Design Chisels

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...

Bruce Bruce
22 Jan 2024
Saving Marples Conclusion

Saving Marples Conclusion

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

Bruce Bruce
01 Oct 2023
Saving Marples

Saving Marples

Chisels. What’s good? What’s bad? What’s average?

Bruce Bruce
23 Sep 2023