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  1. LN Smoother Bronze or Iron?

    by RichardH. 11/29/06, 3:00 PM

    10 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 12/1/06, 12:30 AM by bill tindall, E. TN
  2. The Stanley family reunion

    by Clint Jones 11/30/06, 4:52 AM

    6 Replies · 17 Views
    Last post 11/30/06, 11:54 PM by Scott Burr in cold Ben Lomond CA
  3. Grandpa's Plane

    by Tom MacGregor 11/29/06, 3:40 AM

    10 Replies · 29 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 10:27 PM by Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away
  4. OT: Pennsylvania woodworkers kinda blew it. *LINK*

    by woodburnbob 11/28/06, 2:06 AM

    6 Replies · 39 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 2:23 PM by woodburnbob
  5. Auriou Adzes

    by Hunter 11/28/06, 10:30 PM

    1 Reply · 8 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 2:19 AM by thomd
  6. OT: Fire-resistant file cabinet

    by Bill Houghton, Winter a-cumin' in, Sebastopol, CA 11/28/06, 4:33 PM

    8 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 2:01 AM by Dave OH
  7. A pile of marking knives. *LINK*

    by Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia) 11/26/06, 4:33 PM

    14 Replies · 34 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 12:50 AM by Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
  8. OT: "Little Sea Biscuit" shows a thrifty brace

    by woodburnbob 11/28/06, 9:56 PM

    1 Reply · 24 Views
    Last post 11/29/06, 12:22 AM by Bill Houghton, Winter a-cumin' in, Sebastopol, CA
  9. SURVEY: THE IDES OF NOVEMBER

    by Ellis Walentine 11/26/06, 5:23 PM

    3 Replies · 18 Views
    Last post 11/28/06, 7:15 PM by Thomas Skaggs
  10. Dirt in finish...Hand tool

    by Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia 11/28/06, 12:42 AM

    1 Reply · 28 Views
    Last post 11/28/06, 1:26 AM by Doug in KC
  11. OK, Sometimes I'm not the sharpest... *LINK* 2

    by Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA 11/24/06, 11:06 PM

    35 Replies · 150 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 11:16 PM by Pam Niedermayer
  12. #3 transformed into rabbet 2

    by Jim Reed @ Tallahassee 11/24/06, 8:33 PM

    37 Replies · 69 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 10:11 PM by jim reed @ tallahassee
  13. OT-Cataract Surgery

    by Rusty Miller 11/27/06, 9:52 AM

    2 Replies · 21 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 6:04 PM by Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
  14. Thanksgiving coffee

    by Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI 11/23/06, 11:56 AM

    10 Replies · 31 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 2:03 PM by Ernie Miller
  15. Is there an index for Old American WW Mags

    by Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ 11/25/06, 2:03 PM

    3 Replies · 27 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 10:55 AM by Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ
  16. Replacement tote for a Stanley #8

    by Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont. 11/23/06, 7:08 AM

    9 Replies · 43 Views
    Last post 11/27/06, 9:23 AM by paul womack
  17. NEW Shop Shots!

    by David Yoho 11/26/06, 10:26 PM

    0 Replies · 23 Views
    Last post 11/26/06, 10:26 PM by David Yoho
  18. Wedged mortise and tenon

    by Gil 11/26/06, 3:55 PM

    3 Replies · 22 Views
    Last post 11/26/06, 9:04 PM by thomd
  19. Sharpening Journey 2

    by Phil Smith 11/23/06, 10:51 PM

    26 Replies · 65 Views
    Last post 11/26/06, 7:16 AM by Pam Niedermayer
  20. Is there a metalurgist in the house? 2 3 4

    by Bill Tindall, E.TN. 11/19/06, 1:14 PM

    79 Replies · 204 Views
    Last post 11/25/06, 7:58 PM by VTAndy3
  21. "Wall-less" 13 inche Bailey #4

    by woodburnbob 11/23/06, 2:31 PM

    14 Replies · 71 Views
    Last post 11/25/06, 4:08 PM by Rob Brophy
  22. OT - standard for 1-2" micrometer

    by Bill Houghton, Turkey day tomorrow! Sebastopol, CA 11/23/06, 2:14 AM

    4 Replies · 16 Views
    Last post 11/25/06, 3:07 PM by john_m
  23. Help ID'n a Saw

    by Kevin French 11/23/06, 1:08 AM

    7 Replies · 26 Views
    Last post 11/25/06, 1:57 AM by Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away
  24. Whats best for YOUR rabbet ?

    by SteveM 11/23/06, 6:42 PM

    6 Replies · 27 Views
    Last post 11/24/06, 11:05 PM by mikew
  25. Laying out "or" copying a pattern

    by Steve Kubien 11/24/06, 8:21 PM

    4 Replies · 35 Views
    Last post 11/24/06, 9:35 PM by thomd
  26. John Reed Fox

    by thomd 11/24/06, 8:27 PM

    0 Replies · 17 Views
    Last post 11/24/06, 8:27 PM by thomd
  27. I'm back!

    by Mark Harrison -- Brisbane, Australia 11/22/06, 11:30 AM

    2 Replies · 12 Views
    Last post 11/24/06, 8:00 AM by Mark Harrison -- Brisbane, Australia
  28. Source for broad axe handles, adze, etc. *LINK*

    by Dave Thompson 11/23/06, 1:30 PM

    4 Replies · 32 Views
    Last post 11/24/06, 2:53 AM by vlparisian
  29. Question DC area dwellers

    by Bill Tindall, E.TN. 11/22/06, 12:39 AM

    14 Replies · 39 Views
    Last post 11/23/06, 9:47 PM by bill tindall, E. TN
  30. Amatuer Woodworking Movement *LINK*

    by Phil Smith 11/23/06, 2:47 PM

    1 Reply · 23 Views
    Last post 11/23/06, 7:20 PM by Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
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